amiskw

Atikamekw

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *ameθkwa (“beaver”). Cognate with Montagnais amishkᵘ (“beaver”), Munsee amóxkw (“beaver”), Algonquin amik (“beaver”), Ottawa mik (“beaver”), Potawatomi mek (“beaver”)

Noun

amiskw anim (diminutive amiskocic)

  1. beaver
  • amiskwaian (“beaver pelt”)
  • amiskwaro (“beaver tail”)
  • awetcic (“a young beaver”)
  • kicemiskw (“an old beaver”)
  • napemiskw (“male beaver”)
  • nocemiskw (“a female beaver”)
  • oskotim (“a beaver dam”)
  • powiew (“a two-year-old beaver”)
  • sakapwan (“roasted beaver”)
  • wic (“a beaver lodge”)
  • wicinaw (“beaver musk glands”)
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