pitôlo

Abenaki

Etymology

Literally "[has a] long tail", "[has] much tail"; see pita (“very; much”).

Noun

pitôlo (animate, plural pitôloak)

1. mountain lion

References

• 1884, Jos. Laurent, New familiar Abenakis and English dialogues. The first ever published on the grammatical system – New familiar Abenakis and English dialogues. The first Vocabulary ever published in the Abenakis language, comprising: The Abenakis Alphabet, The Key to the Pronunciation and many grammatical Explanations, also synoptical Illustrations showing the numerous Modifications of the Abenakis Verb, &c. To which is added They Etymology of Indian Names of certain Localities, Rivers, Lakes, &c., &c., Quebec, printed by Leger Brousseau, page 35 with addition of page 15:
  • Pitôlo. 1 | A lion.
  • The ciphers set opposite some nouns, in different parts of this book, mark the order of the plural termination to which each noun belongs; those terminations being : 1. ak ; […]