mahcáq

Mohegan-Pequot

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *maškyeᐧkwi (“swamp, muskeg”). Cognate with Cree ᒪᐢᑫᐠ (maskek, “muskeg, swamp”), Penobscot mə̀kəwahk (“swamp”), Malecite-Passamaquoddy pkuwahq, Unami tëlamàskèk (“swamp”), Menominee maskīk (“swamp”), Montagnais massekᵘ (“marsh, bog, muskeg”), Southern East Cree ᒪᔅᒉᒄ (mascekw, “muskeg, bog”), Northern East Cree ᒥᔅᒑᒄ (miscaakw, “muskeg, bog, swamp”).

Noun

mahcáq inan (plural mahcáqash, locative mahcáquk).

1. swamp, marsh