matguas

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Abenaki

Etymology

Cognate to Mohegan-Pequot tuksáhs, Malecite-Passamaquoddy mahtoqehs

Noun

matguas anim

  1. rabbit

Alternative forms

References

  • Western Abenaki Dictionary online, "matguas"
  • 1884, Joseph Laurent, New Familiar Abenakis and English Dialogues: The First Ever Published on the Grammatical System, pages 36, 165:
    Mateguas. 1 A hare; a rabbit. [...] N'namihôôb mateguas. I saw a hare. K'namihôôb &c. Thou sawest &c.