pahkwaya
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Algonquian *pahkwaya (“reed, rush, mat”). Cognate with Unami ahpawiàk, Malecite-Passamaquoddy pkuwahqiyasq (“cattail”), Ojibwe apakweshkway (“cattail mat, cattail”), Menominee apāhkiy (“reed, bullrush”).
Noun
[edit]pahkwaya (plural apahkwayaki)