Detailed Entry Information

English:pumpkin; winter squash

Lenape:kèskùnthàk [ni]

Sample Sentences

English:I have one pumpkin.

Lenape:Nulhatu kwëti kèskùnthàkw.

Historical Example

Schúntach [1648] pumpkins
Kaaskóndhuk [1824] squash

Comments

Note: final /w/ is not an original part of the word although added by some speakers by analogy with other words ending in /kw/. Compare the related forms: pumpkins, pumpkin pie.

Analysis

Form:

kèskùnthàkw

Structure:

kèskùnthàk

Meaning:

pumpkin