anāh
Menominee
Etymology
Proto-Algonquian *aθa·nkwa. Cognate with Unami alankw (“star”), Munsee aláangweew (“star”), Fox alaankwa (“star”), Ojibwe anang (“star”), Massachusett anógqs (“star”), Mohegan-Pequot ayaks (“star”), Cree ᐊᑖᕁ (ataahk, “star”), Southern East Cree ᐊᒐᐦᑯᔥ (acahkosh, “star”), Northern East Cree ᐊᒋᐦᑯᐦᔥ (acihkohsh, “star”), Montagnais utshekatakᵘ (“star”), Naskapi ᐅᒐᑭᑕᐧᒄ (uchakitaykw, “star”).
Noun
anāh anim (plural anāhkok)
- star