anāhkyan
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Menominee
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Algonquian *anaᐧxkyani (“mat”). Cognate with Unami ànakàn (“reed mat”), Ojibwe anaakan (“woven mat, rug”), Penobscot ánehkson (“mat, carpet”), Cree ᐊᓈᐢᑳᐣ (anaaskaan, “mat, carpet, quilt”), Northern East Cree ᐊᓈᐦᑭᓱᓐ (anaahkison, “mattress, something to lie on”), Montagnais anekashun (“mattress”).
Noun
[edit]anāhkyan inan