uapush

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Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *wa·poswa (“rabbit”).

Pronunciation

• (Western Dialect & Labrador) IPA^(key): /waːpuʃ/
• (Mamit) IPA^(key): /waːpuh/

Noun

uapush anim (diminutive uapushiss)

1. rabbit

See also

• nusheiapush (“a mother rabbit”)
• mishtapush (“an arctic hare”)
• napeiapush (“a male hare”)
• nipinapush (“a rabbit with a summer coat”)
• pipunapush (“a rabbit with a winter coat”)
• takuakapush (“a rabbit with an autumn coat”)
• shikuanapush (“a rabbit with a spring coat”)
• ishkueiapush (“a female rabbit”)
• uapushuian (“a rabbit pelt”)
• patapush (“a mid-sized rabbit”)

References

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• Algonquian Atlas: Proto-Algonquian Dictionary