tə̀mahkʷe

Penobscot

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *ameθkwa (“beaver”). Cognate with Unami tëmakwe (“beaver”), Abenaki tmakwa (“beaver”), Munsee amoxkw (“beaver”).

Noun

tə̀mahkʷe anim (plural tə̀mahkʷak)

1. beaver

Related terms

• áwisənα (“beaver musk”)
• pálaməskʷ (“two-year-old beaver”)
• pə̀ləmskʷ (“three-year-old beaver”)
• wαpí-təmahkʷe (“albino beaver”)
• təmáhkʷαlo (“beaver tail”)
• təmáhkʷewe (“beaver pelt”)
• təmahkʷáyili (“beaver scent gland”)
• təmahkʷáyikamikʷ (“beaver lodge”)
• təmáhkʷahəči (“beaver dung”)