sukenepaltewakan
Unami
editAlternative forms
edit- sokenukpaaltowoagan (historical)
Etymology
editCognate with Munsee sookŭnupaasŭwáakan (“baptism”)
Noun
editsukënëpaltëwakàn inan (plural sukënëpaltëwakàna)
- baptism (by sprinkling)
Usage notes
edit- word literally means a sprinkling with water
References
edit- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “sukënëpaltëwakàn”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project