amiskw
Atikamekw
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Algonquian *ameθkwa (“beaver”). Cognate with Montagnais amishkᵘ (“beaver”), Munsee amóxkw (“beaver”), Algonquin amik (“beaver”), Ottawa mik (“beaver”), Potawatomi mek (“beaver”)
Noun
editamiskw anim (diminutive amiskocic)
Related terms
edit- powiew (“a two-year-old beaver”)
- awetcic (“a young beaver”)
- wic (“a beaver lodge”)
- oskotim (“a beaver dam”)
- kicemiskw (“an old beaver”)
- nocemiskw (“a female beaver”)
- napemiskw (“male beaver”)
- sakapwan (“roasted beaver”)
- wicinaw (“beaver musk glands”)
- amiskwaian (“beaver pelt”)
- amiskwaro (“beaver tail”)