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hkàt.

to make (it) autumn

Usage notes

Technically, autumn starts with the autumnal equinox (around 23^rd September in our calendar) and ends with the winter solstice (around 21^st December). In everyday parlance, however, the term is usually applied to the time spanning weeks 40 to 52 in the Lemizh Sun calendar, which starts and ends somewhat earlier.

Etymology

< NLem hketm‑a
< LMLem ihkètm‑yr
< MLem ihkeOtm‑yr ‘ninth (full) moon’
< Ghe ishq‑eöᴛⁿ‑ə̄ /ɪʃqɛ͜œt̠ⁿɯː/, compound of
Ghe ishq‑ə̄ /ɪʃqɯː/ ‘Moon’
—and—
Ghe eöᴛⁿ‑ə̄ /ɛ͜œt̠ⁿɯː/ ‘nine’

The months of the Ghean Moon calendar actually drifted through the seasons; but the ninth full moon came to be interpreted (probably by mistake) as the full moon near the autumnal equinox, and hence acquired its present meaning.