Wiktionary

pishkᵘ

Montagnais edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Algonquian *piiškwa. Cognate with Mi'kmaq pi'gw, Cheyenne pe'e, Massachusett peeksq, Miami apeehkw, Ojibwe beshkwe, Montagnais pishkᵘ (“nighthawk”), Unami pishkw (“nighthawk”), Atikamekw pickw, Northern East Cree ᐲᔥᒄ (piishkw), Penobscot pəskʷ. Possibly cognate with Dakota píško (“nighthawk”).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Mamit) IPA(key): /piːhkʷ/
  • (Western Dialect & Sheshatshiu) IPA(key): /piːʃkʷ/

Noun edit

pishkᵘ anim

  1. common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)

References edit

Mailhot, J., MacKenzie, M., & Junker, M.-O. (2013). In Online Innu Dictionary. Retrieved from http://www.innu-aimun.ca/dictionary.

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