amiskw

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Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *ameθkwa (“beaver”). Cognate with Montagnais amishkᵘ (“beaver”), Munsee amóxkw (“beaver”), Algonquin amik (“beaver”), Ottawa mik (“beaver”), Potawatomi mek (“beaver”)

Noun

amiskw anim (diminutive amiskocic)

beaver

Related terms

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”)

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