moz

Abenaki

Etymology

Cognate to Narragansett moos (“moose”) and Lenape mus (“moose”). Said to derive from a verb meaning "strip", in reference to the animals' stripping bark off trees.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /moz/

Noun

moz (animate, plural mozak)

1. moose

   mozika

   there is an abundance of moose

   • 1884, Joseph Laurent, New Familiar Abenakis and English Dialogues, page 117:

     Kaswak nawa mozak k'nihlô?

     How many moose did you kill?

Derived terms

• moziia
• Mozokas

Descendants

• English: moose

Kurdish

Noun

moz f

1. bee