amishkᵘ

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Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *ameθkwa (“beaver”). Cognate with Algonquin amik (“beaver”), Ottawa mik (“beaver”), Potawatomi mek (“beaver”), Cree ᐊᒥᐢᐠ (amisk, “beaver”), Naskapi ᐊᒥᔅᒄ (amiskw, “beaver”), Southern East Cree ᐊᒥᔅᒄ (amiskw, “beaver”), Northern East Cree ᐊᒥᔅᒄ (amiskw, “beaver”), Ojibwe amik (“beaver”), Mohegan-Pequot tumôhq (“beaver”), Munsee amóxkw (“beaver”), Unami tëmakwe (“beaver”), Miami amehkwa (“beaver”), Fox amehkwa (“beaver”), Abenaki tmakwa (“beaver”), Cheyenne hóma'e (“beaver”).

Pronunciation

  • (Mamit) IPA(key): /amɨhkʷ/
  • (Sheshatshiu) IPA(key): /əməʃkʷ/, /məʃkʷ/
  • (Uashat) IPA(key): /mɨʃkʷ/, /məʃkʷ/
  • (Pessamit) IPA(key): /məʃkʷ/

Noun

amishkᵘ anim

  1. beaver, Castor canadensis
  • amishkuapui (“beaver broth”)
  • atai (“a beaver pelt”)
  • ishkuemishkᵘ (“a female beaver”)
  • mumishkueu (“he eats beaver”)
  • nanatumishkueu (“he is looking for beaver”)
  • napemishkᵘ (“a male beaver”)
  • nipinatai (“skin of a summer beaver”)
  • nushemishkᵘ (“a mother beaver”)
  • pipunatai (“skin of a winter beaver”)
  • takuakatai (“skin of an autumn beaver”)
  • tshikassatai (“a fresh, undried beaver pelt”)
  • uapamishkᵘ (“a white beaver”)
  • uat (“beaver den”)
  • uiashamishkᵘ (“beaver meat”)
  • uimishkukan (“it smells of beaver”)
  • uishinauapui (“a decoction of castor sack”)
  • uisht (“a beaver lodge”)
  • uituimishkᵘ (“beaver musk gland”)
  • upuaiess (“a two-year-old beaver”)
  • ushkutim (“a beaver-dam”)
  • utamishkumeu (“a beaver trail”)

References

Mailhot, J., MacKenzie, M., & Junker, M.-O. (2013). In Online Innu Dictionary. Retrieved from http://www.innu-aimun.ca/dictionary.

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