mashkᵘ
Montagnais edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Algonquian *maθkwa. Cognate with Southern East Cree ᒪᔅᒄ (maskw).
Pronunciation edit
- (Mamit) IPA(key): /mahkʷ/
- (Sheshatshiu) IPA(key): /məʃkʷ/
- (Uashat) IPA(key): /mwaːʃkʷ/
- (Pessamit) IPA(key): /muʃkʷ/
Noun edit
mashkᵘ anim (diminutive mashkuss)
- bear (generic)
- black bear, Ursus americanus
See also edit
- uapashkᵘ (“a polar bear”)
- mamushush (“a bear (archaic)”)
- patauan (“a two-year-old bear”)
- nusheshkᵘ (“a mother bear”)
- napeshkᵘ (“a male bear”)
- ishkueshkᵘ (“a female bear”)
- tshisheshkᵘ (“an adult bear”)
- uishakushkᵘ (“a male bear in rut”)
- uiashashkᵘ (“bear meat”)
- mashkuian (“a bear-hide”)
References edit
Mailhot, J., MacKenzie, M., & Junker, M.-O. (2013). In Online Innu Dictionary. Retrieved from http://www.innu-aimun.ca/dictionary.