ahsën

Unami

Alternative forms
  • achsin

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *aʔsenyi (“stone”). Cognates include Munsee ăsún, Mahican aθún (“stone”), Mohegan-Pequot sun, Quiripi sun, Abenaki sen (“stone”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ahsən/

Noun

ahsën (plural ahsëna, diminutive ahsën'tët, adjectival ahsëni, locative ahsënink)

  1. stone, rock

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • ahsënikaon
  • ahsënike
  • ahsënhake
  • ahsënèmhòn
  • aonahsën
  • lekawahsën
  • màxkahsën
  • sëkahsën
  • tëmahsën
  • òpahsën
  • xinkòhsën
  • pukòhsën
  • tùkòhsën

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