gu'gu'gwes
Mi'kmaq
Etymology
Compare Abenaki kokokhas, Malecite-Passamaquoddy kamkamoss. Likely from Proto-Algonquian *ko·hko·hkoho·wa.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuː.kuː.kʷes/, [kuːɡuːɡʷes]
Noun
gu'gu'gwes anim (plural gu'gu'gwesg, obviative gu'gu'gwesl)
- owl
- (Nova Scotia) screech owl
References
- Hewson, John (2017), “*ko·hko·hkoho·wa”, in Proto-Algonquian Online Dictionary, Carleton University, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
Further reading
- “gu'gu'gwes”, in Mi'gmaq/Mi'kmaq Online Talking Dictionary, 1997–2023