amehkwa

Miami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *ameθkwa (“beaver”). Cognate with Algonquin amik (“beaver”), Ottawa mik (“beaver”), Potawatomi mek (“beaver”), Cree ᐊᒥᐢᐠ (amisk, “beaver”), Naskapi ᐊᒥᔅᒄ (amiskw, “beaver”), Southern East Cree ᐊᒥᔅᒄ (amiskw, “beaver”), Northern East Cree ᐊᒥᔅᒄ (amiskw, “beaver”), Montagnais amishkᵘ (“beaver”), Mohegan-Pequot tumôhq (“beaver”), Munsee amóxkw (“beaver”), Unami tëmakwe (“beaver”), Miami amehkwa (“beaver”), Ojibwe amik (“beaver”), Abenaki tmakwa (“beaver”), Cheyenne hóma'e (“beaver”).

Noun

amehkwa anim (plural amehkwaki)

1. beaver, Castor canadensis

References

• https://mc.miamioh.edu/ilda-myaamia/dictionary/entries/3098