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

Related terms

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