šiihšiipa

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Miami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Algonquian *ši·ʔši·pa. Cognate with Malecite-Passamaquoddy sips (a bird, especially a duck), Abenaki sips (bird), Massachusett sēsēp (duck), Menominee sēqsep (duck), Ojibwe zhiishiib (duck), Cree sîsîp/sisip (duck).

Noun

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šiihšiipa anim (plural šiihšiipaki)

  1. duck

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