aciika

Miami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). From Proto-Algonquian *wečyeˑka. Cognate to Ojibwe ojiig, Northern East Cree ᐅᒑᒃ (ocaak), Southern East Cree ᐅᒉᒃ (ocek), Montagnais utshek.

Noun

aciika anim (plural aciikaki)

1. fisher (Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti)
2. Ursa Major

References

• https://mc.miamioh.edu/ilda-myaamia/dictionary/entries/2973