tə̀mahkʷe

Penobscot

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *ameθkwa (“beaver”). Cognate with Unami tëmakwe (“beaver”), Abenaki tmakwa (“beaver”), Munsee amoxkw (“beaver”).

Noun

tə̀mahkʷe anim (plural tə̀mahkʷak)

  1. beaver
  • 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”)
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