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Finnish
Noun
maikan
- genitive singular of maikka
Anagrams
Montagnais
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *mahiᐧnkana (“wolf”). Cognate with Southern East Cree ᒪᐦᐄᐦᑲᓐ (mahiihkan), Northern East Cree ᒥᐦᐄᐦᑭᓐ (mihiihkin), Atikamekw mahikan, Blackfoot makóyi.
Pronunciation
- (Pessamit) IPA(key): /maːjkən/
- (Unaman-Shipit) IPA(key): /meːjkan/
- (Uashat-Sheshatshiu) IPA(key): /meːjkən/
- (Ekuanitshit) IPA(key): /mẽːjkan/
Noun
maikan anim
- wolf, Canis lupus
See also
References
Mailhot, J., MacKenzie, M., & Junker, M.-O. (2013). In Online Innu Dictionary. Retrieved from http://www.innu-aimun.ca/dictionary.