matana
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See also: mätänä
Cheyenne[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Algonquian *meθeni (“(one's) breast”).
Noun[edit]
matana (animate)
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-Algonquian *meθenepi (“milk”, literally “breast-water”), a compound of the aforementioned Algonquian root for "breast" and *nepyi (“water”). Cognate to Arapaho beθéneč.
Noun[edit]
matana (inanimate)