"-ëlan" meaning in Unami

See -ëlan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Root

Forms: final [root, verb]
Etymology: From Proto-Algonquian *aθa·nwi (“to rain”). Etymology templates: {{inh|unm|alg-pro|*aθa·nwi||to rain}} Proto-Algonquian *aθa·nwi (“to rain”) Head templates: {{unm-verb|vii|root=1}} -ëlan (verb root, final, VII (inanimate-subject intransitive))
  1. rain Tags: morpheme, root, verb Derived forms: ahkikwëlan, alëmëlan, aohëlan, pànkpekëlan, pàxkëlan, pèpètëlan, pëntëlan, sasukëlan, sukëlan, thëlan
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Download raw JSONL data for -ëlan meaning in Unami (1.1kB)

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