mihšipakwa

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Miami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Algonquian *wani·pakwa (leaf), from *pakwa (leaf). Cognate with Ojibwe -bag- (leaf, medial), Malecite-Passamaquoddy -pok- (leaf, medial), Montagnais pak (leaf, medial), Abenaki wanibagw (leaf), Munsee wăniipákw, Unami këmpàkw, Mohegan-Pequot wunipaq (leaf), Penobscot skìpakʷ (green leaf).

Noun

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mihšipakwa anim (plural mihšipakooki)

  1. leaf