mamuk

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Chinook Jargon

Alternative forms

Etymology

from Nootka Jargon "mamúk" (work). Compare Makah babuyak (working)

Verb

mamuk

  1. to do, make
  2. to work
  3. to cohabit

Usage notes

See also

Salar

Etymology

Compare to Kazakh мамық (mamyq).

Noun

mamuk (3rd person possessive , plural )

  1. cotton wool

References

Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “mamux”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká, Moscow