tunkshèxën

Unami

Etymology

From

• /tunksh-/: open
• /-èxën/ (suffix): indicates a state of lying, sitting in a place

Verb

tunkshèxën inan (vii)

1. (inanimate, intransitive) it is open, it sits open

Related terms

• tunkshehële
• tunkshëmën
• tunkshènëmën
• tunkshèxtun

References

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