mashkᵘ

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Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *maθkwa. Cognate with Southern East Cree ᒪᔅᒄ (maskw).

Pronunciation

• (Mamit) IPA^(key): /mahkʷ/
• (Sheshatshiu) IPA^(key): /məʃkʷ/
• (Uashat) IPA^(key): /mwaːʃkʷ/
• (Pessamit) IPA^(key): /muʃkʷ/

Noun

mashkᵘ anim (diminutive mashkuss)

1. bear (generic)
2. black bear, Ursus americanus

See also

• uapashkᵘ (“a polar bear”)
• mamushush (“a bear (archaic)”)
• patauan (“a two-year-old bear”)
• nusheshkᵘ (“a mother bear”)
• napeshkᵘ (“a male bear”)
• ishkueshkᵘ (“a female bear”)
• tshisheshkᵘ (“an adult bear”)
• uishakushkᵘ (“a male bear in rut”)
• uiashashkᵘ (“bear meat”)
• mashkuian (“a bear-hide”)

References

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