mihtuck
Narragansett
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Algonquian *meʔtekwa or *meʔtekwi. Compare Massachusett mehtug.[1]
Noun
[edit]mihtúck inan (plural mihtúckquash or mihtúchquash)
Related terms
[edit]- Mihtukméchakick (literally “Tree-eaters”)
- mihtuckqunnúnno
- mihtúckquashep (“eelpot”, literally “tree-wood net”)
References
[edit]- ^ James Hammond Trumbull (1903) “mehtug, -tugq, mahtug”, in Natick Dictionary, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, →OCLC, page 54
Further reading
[edit]- Roger Williams (1643) A Key into the Language of America, London: Gregory Dexter, →OCLC, page 92
- F. O'Brien & J. Jennings (2001) Introduction to the Narragansett Language[1], Newport: Aquidneck Indian Council, →LCCN, page 126