anāh

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Etymology

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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

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anāh anim (plural anāhkok)

  1. star