mashkᵘ

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See also: Màshku

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Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *maθkwa. Cognate with Southern East Cree ᒪᔅᒄ (maskw).

Pronunciation

(Mamit) IPA^(key): /mahkʷ/
(Sheshatshiu) IPA^(key): /məʃkʷ/
(Uashat) IPA^(key): /mwaːʃkʷ/
(Pessamit) IPA^(key): /muʃkʷ/

Noun

mashkᵘ anim (diminutive mashkuss)

bear (generic)
black bear, Ursus americanus

See also

uapashkᵘ (“a polar bear”)
mamushush (“a bear (archaic)”)
patauan (“a two-year-old bear”)
nusheshkᵘ (“a mother bear”)
napeshkᵘ (“a male bear”)
ishkueshkᵘ (“a female bear”)
tshisheshkᵘ (“an adult bear”)
uishakushkᵘ (“a male bear in rut”)
uiashashkᵘ (“bear meat”)
mashkuian (“a bear-hide”)

References

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

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