anāh
Menominee
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Proto-Algonquian *aθa·nkwa. Cognate with Unami alankw (“star”), Munsee aláangweew (“star”), Fox alaankwa (“star”), Ojibwe anang (“star”), Massachusett anógqs (“star”), Mohegan-Pequot ayaks (“star”), Cree ᐊᑖᕁ (ataahk, “star”), Southern East Cree ᐊᒐᐦᑯᔥ (acahkosh, “star”), Northern East Cree ᐊᒋᐦᑯᐦᔥ (acihkohsh, “star”), Montagnais utshekatakᵘ (“star”), Naskapi ᐅᒐᑭᑕᐧᒄ (uchakitaykw, “star”), Loup A alagȣs.
Noun
[edit]anāh anim (plural anāhkok)