sqá

See also: sqa and -sqa

Mohegan-Pequot

Alternative forms

  • shquaaw (obsolete orthography)

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *eθkwe·wa (“(young) woman”); cognate with Massachusett squàws (“woman”). See squaw for more information.

Noun

sqá

  1. woman

References

  • A Vocabulary of Mohegan-Pequot (John D. Prince, Frank G. Speck)
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