amishkᵘ

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Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *ameθkwa (“beaver”). Cognate with Algonquin amik (“beaver”), Ottawa mik (“beaver”), Potawatomi mek (“beaver”), Cree ᐊᒥᐢᐠ (amisk, “beaver”), Naskapi ᐊᒥᔅᒄ (amiskw, “beaver”), Southern East Cree ᐊᒥᔅᒄ (amiskw, “beaver”), Northern East Cree ᐊᒥᔅᒄ (amiskw, “beaver”), Ojibwe amik (“beaver”), Mohegan-Pequot tumôhq (“beaver”), Munsee amóxkw (“beaver”), Unami tëmakwe (“beaver”), Miami amehkwa (“beaver”), Fox amehkwa (“beaver”), Abenaki tmakwa (“beaver”), Cheyenne hóma'e (“beaver”).

Pronunciation

• (Mamit) IPA^(key): /amɨhkʷ/
• (Sheshatshiu) IPA^(key): /əməʃkʷ/ , IPA^(key): /məʃkʷ/
• (Uashat) IPA^(key): /mɨʃkʷ/ , IPA^(key): /məʃkʷ/
• (Pessamit) IPA^(key): /məʃkʷ/

Noun

amishkᵘ anim

1. beaver, Castor canadensis

Related terms

• upuaiess (“a two-year-old beaver”)
• uat (“beaver den”)
• atai (“a beaver pelt”)
• uisht (“a beaver lodge”)
• ushkutim (“a beaver-dam”)
• nipinatai (“skin of a summer beaver”)
• pipunatai (“skin of a winter beaver”)
• takuakatai (“skin of an autumn beaver”)
• mumishkueu (“he eats beaver”)
• amishkuapui (“beaver broth”)
• uimishkukan (“it smells of beaver”)
• napemishkᵘ (“a male beaver”)
• tshikassatai (“a fresh, undried beaver pelt”)
• uapamishkᵘ (“a white beaver”)
• uishinauapui (“a decoction of castor sack”)
• utamishkumeu (“a beaver trail”)
• nushemishkᵘ (“a mother beaver”)
• uituimishkᵘ (“beaver musk gland”)
• ishkuemishkᵘ (“a female beaver”)
• uiashamishkᵘ (“beaver meat”)
• nanatumishkueu (“he is looking for beaver”)

References

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