mo·mo·ht

Tübatulabal

Etymology

• Probably from a Chumashan language. Compare Ineseño momoy. It should be noted, however, that many languages in Southern California and the Great Basin (but not Yokuts) have similar names, with the first syllable following the pattern: m + [back vowel] + [nasal] (for example, Gabrielino-Fernandeño, Luiseño manit, Serrano manitc)

Noun

mo·mo·ht

1. jimsonweed (Datura wrightii)

References

• Merriam, C. Hart (1935) Field Check Lists: Pacific Coast Region: Tubotelobela‎^[1], Washington: Government Printing Office, page 27
• Voegelin, C. F. (1958 July) “Working dictionary of Tübatulabal”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 24, number 3, →JSTOR, pages 221–228