Detailed Entry Information

English:it is cloudy; murky water; it is turbid

Lenape:tëmpihpèkàt [vii]

Comments

This actually refers to the color of the water which is used when tanning deer hides. Deer brains are mixed with the water in which the untanned hides are soaked to give them softness.

Analysis

Form:

tëmpihpèkàt

Structure:

tëmpih-pèk-a-t

Meaning:

cloudy-liquid-vb-3conj