pahkwaya

Fox

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *pahkwaya (“reed, rush, mat”). Cognate with Unami ahpawiàk, Malecite-Passamaquoddy pkuwahqiyasq (“cattail”), Ojibwe apakweshkway (“cattail mat, cattail”), Menominee apāhkiy (“reed, bullrush”).

Noun

pahkwaya (plural apahkwayaki)

1. reed, cattail
2. reed mat