assikᵘ

Montagnais

Etymology

Cognate with Northern East Cree ᐊᔅᒋᐦᒄ (ascihkw), Southern East Cree ᐊᔅᒋᐦᒄ (ascihkw), Atikamekw askikw, Blackfoot issk, Miami ahkihkwi, Ojibwe akik.

Pronunciation

• (Nutashkuanit-Unaman-Shipit) IPA^(key): /assiːhkʷ/
• (Sheshatshiu) IPA^(key): /ssiːkʷ/
• (Pessamit) IPA^(key): /ssukʷ/
• (Uashat) IPA^(key): /ssiːkʷ/, IPA^(key): /əssukʷ/
• (Ekuanitshit) IPA^(key): /ahtʃiːhkʷ/

Noun

assikᵘ inan

1. pot
2. bucket, pail

Related terms

• ushkassikᵘ
• assikuashkᵘ

References

• Mailhot, J., MacKenzie, M., & Junker, M.-O. (2013). In Online Innu Dictionary. Retrieved from http://www.innu-aimun.ca/dictionary.