muakᵘ

Montagnais

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *mwa·kwa (“common loon”).

Pronunciation

• (Western Dialect & Sheshatshiu) IPA^(key): /mwaːkʷ/
• (Mamit) IPA^(key): /umwaːkʷ/

Noun

muakᵘ anim

1. common loon, Gavia immer

Related terms

• ashi-muakᵘ
• uapi-muakᵘ
• unimuaku
• nape-muakᵘ
• ishue-muakᵘ
• pashku-muakᵘ

References

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