skìnu

Unami

Etymology

From

• /wëski/: young
• /-ìnu-: man

Cognate with Munsee wuskíilŭnuw (“young man”).

Noun

skìnu anim (plural skìnuwàk, diminutive skìnutët, obviative skìnuwa, absentative skìnunka, pejorative skìnushësh, vocative skìnuwtuk)

1. young man

Derived terms

• niskskìnu
• skìnuwi
• skìnuwinakwsu
• skìnuwinakòt

 

See also

• skixkwe

References

• Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “skìnu”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project