matsheshu
Montagnais
Etymology
Cognate with Plains Cree ᒪᐦᑫᓯᐢ, Southern East Cree ᒪᐦᒉᔔ (mahceshoo), Northern East Cree ᒥᐦᒑᔑᐤ (mihcaashiw), Atikamekw mikeciw. Possibly cognate with Blackfoot máóhkataatoyi (“red fox”).
Pronunciation
- (Sheshatshiu) IPA(key): /maːtʃeːʃu/
- (Mamit) IPA(key): /maːtʃeːhu/
- (Western Dialect) IPA(key): /mətʃeːʃu/
Noun
matsheshu anim (diminutive matsheshiss)
- fox, Vulpes vulpes
Related terms
- uishauatsheshu
- kashteuatsheshu
- napeiatsheshu
- nusheiatsheshu
- ishkueiatsheshu
- uishakuatsheshu
- matsheshiuian
- uapatsheshu
References
Mailhot, J., MacKenzie, M., & Junker, M.-O. (2013). In Online Innu Dictionary. Retrieved from http://www.innu-aimun.ca/dictionary.