utshek

Montagnais

Etymology

Cognate to Ojibwe ojiig, Northern East Cree ᐅᒑᒃ (ocaak), Southern East Cree ᐅᒉᒃ (ocek), Miami aciika.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /utʃeːk/

Noun

utshek anim (diminutive utshekiss)

1. fisher (Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti)

Related terms

• ishkue-utshek
• nape-utshek
• nipinitshek
• pipunitshek
• shikuanitshek
• ushak-utshek
• ushkanitshek

 

References

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