pahkwaya
Fox
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *pahkwaya (“reed, rush, mat”). Cognate with Unami ahpawiàk, Malecite-Passamaquoddy pkuwahqiyasq (“cattail”), Ojibwe apakweshkway (“cattail mat, cattail”), Menominee apāhkiy (“reed, bullrush”).
Noun
pahkwaya (plural apahkwayaki)
- reed, cattail
- reed mat