tə̀mahkʷe
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Penobscot[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Algonquian *ameθkwa (“beaver”). Cognate with Unami tëmakwe (“beaver”), Abenaki tmakwa (“beaver”), Munsee amoxkw (“beaver”).
Noun[edit]
tə̀mahkʷe anim (plural tə̀mahkʷak)
Related terms[edit]
- áwisənα (“beaver musk”)
- pálaməskʷ (“two-year-old beaver”)
- pə̀ləmskʷ (“three-year-old beaver”)
- wαpí-təmahkʷe (“albino beaver”)
- təmáhkʷαlo (“beaver tail”)
- təmáhkʷewe (“beaver pelt”)
- təmahkʷáyili (“beaver scent gland”)
- təmahkʷáyikamikʷ (“beaver lodge”)
- təmáhkʷahəči (“beaver dung”)