Malecite-Passamaquoddy

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Etymology

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From Proto-Algonquian *ko·hko·hkoho·wa. Related to Ojibwe gookooko’oo, Mi'kmaq gu'gu'gwes, Penobscot kohkóhkhahso, Abenaki kokokhas.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌkuh.kuk.hàhs/, [ˌɡuː.kuk.haːs˨]

Noun

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kuhkukhahs anim

  1. great horned owl (Bubo virginianus)
  2. barred owl (Strix varia)

Declension

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References

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