Detailed Entry Information

English:Indian sweat doctor; medicine man

Lenape:mëteìnu [na]

Historical Example

cp- mteewilenno [1760] an Indian doctor

Comments

The noun /lënu/ "man" becomes /ìnu/ in compounding.

Analysis

Form:

mëteìnu

Structure:

mëte-lënu

Meaning:

sweat.man