chémet

Chémet means ‘to pack on the back‘ or ‘to carry on the back‘.

Pronunciation

Chémet sounds like CHIMM-it.

Audio: Elizabeth Phillips

-ing form

Chémet has a special –ing form , to describe an ongoing action, like this: chemát – ‘packing on back‘ (audio here).

Related words

Chémet is related to a number of other words, including:

• chím – to carry, pack (similar meaning to chémet, but chím describes the general activity, rather than talking about packing a specific item)
• schím – a pack, backpack (the s- prefix marks the noun form)
• chámetel – pack strap, tumpline (the –tel ending marks tools or devices)