matana

See also: mätänä

Cheyenne edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Algonquian *meθeni (“(one's) breast”).

Noun edit

matana (animate)

breast

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Algonquian *meθenepi (“milk”, literally “breast-water”), a compound of the aforementioned Algonquian root for "breast" and *nepyi (“water”). Cognate to Arapaho beθéneč.

Noun edit

matana (inanimate)

milk