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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
it is smoking (such as embers); it is steaming
Lenape:
kshate [vii]
Historical Example
kschaateju [1760] it smokes
Comments
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
Analysis
Form:
kshate
Structure:
kshate-w
Meaning:
be.smoking-3