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Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *maškyeᐧkwi (“swamp, muskeg”). Cognate with Cree ᒪᐢᑫᐠ (maskek, “muskeg, swamp”), Penobscot mə̀kəwahk (“swamp”), Malecite-Passamaquoddy pkuwahq, Unami tëlamàskèk (“swamp”), Menominee maskīk (“swamp”), Southern East Cree ᒪᔅᒉᒄ (mascekw, “muskeg, bog”), Northern East Cree ᒥᔅᒑᒄ (miscaakw, “muskeg, bog, swamp”).
Noun
massekᵘ inan (locative massekut)
- marsh, bog, muskeg
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