paapaahsia

Miami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). From Proto-Algonquian *pa·hpa·ʔθe·wa. Cognate with Ottawa baapaase, Cree pahpahscîs.

Noun

paapaahsia anim (plural paapaahsiaki)

1. red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)

References

• https://mc.miamioh.edu/ilda-myaamia/dictionary/entries/4288