atshakash

Montagnais

Etymology

Cognate to Ojibwe zhaangweshi, Northern East Cree ᐊᒋᑳᔥ (acikaash), Southern East Cree ᐊᒋᑳᔥ (acikaash), Malecite-Passamaquoddy ciyahkehs, Atikamekw cakweciw, Blackfoot siiyíí’kayi, Miami šinkohsa.

Pronunciation

• (Mamit) IPA^(key): /atʃakaːh/
• (Western Dialect & Sheshatshiu) IPA^(key): /tʃəkaːʃ/

Noun

atshakash anim

1. mink, Mustela vison

Related terms

• atshakash-assikuman
• atshakash-meshkanau
• ishkuetshakash
• napetshakash
• nipinatshakash
• pipunatshakash
• shikuanatshakash
• takuakatshakash
• uapatshakash
• uatikutshakash
• ushakatshakash
• ushkanatshakash

 

References

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