abagôlo

Abenaki

Alternative forms

• abagȣlo

Etymology

Literally, “flat-tail”, from abagigo (“he is flat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abaɡɔ̃lo/

Noun

abagôlo anim

1. a beaver (flat-tailed aquatic mammal which gnaws down trees)

   Synonyms: amiskw, awadnakwazid, tmakwa