amik

See also: Amík and ʼa:mik

Algonquin

Etymology

Cognate with Ojibwe amik, Cree amisk, Montagnais amishkᵘ, Potawatomi mek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʌˈmɪk]

Noun

amik

1. beaver

Hungarian

Etymology

ami +‎ -k

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒmik]
• Hyphenation: amik

Pronoun

amik

1. nominative plural of ami

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch amict, from French amict, from Latin amictus, amiciō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.mik/, [ˈa.mɪk̚]

Noun

amik (plural amik-amik)

1. (Catholicism) amice: a hood, or cape with a hood, made of or lined with grey fur, formerly worn by the clergy.

Further reading

• “amik”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Ojibwe

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *ameθkwa (“beaver”). Cognate with Algonquin amik (“beaver”), Ottawa mik (“beaver”), Potawatomi mek (“beaver”), Cree ᐊᒥᐢᐠ (amisk, “beaver”), Naskapi ᐊᒥᔅᒄ (amiskw, “beaver”), Southern East Cree ᐊᒥᔅᒄ (amiskw, “beaver”), Northern East Cree ᐊᒥᔅᒄ (amiskw, “beaver”), Montagnais amishkᵘ (“beaver”), Mohegan-Pequot tumôhq (“beaver”), Munsee amóxkw (“beaver”), Unami tëmakwe (“beaver”), Miami amehkwa (“beaver”), Fox amehkwa (“beaver”), Abenaki tmakwa (“beaver”), Cheyenne hóma'e (“beaver”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʌˈmɪkʰ/

Noun

amik anim (plural amikwag, obviative amikwan, diminutive amikoons, pejorative amikosh)

1. beaver

References

• Nora Livesay and John D. Nichols, editors (2012-2021), “amik”, in Ojibwe People's Dictionary‎^[1], University of Minnesota