wacask
Plains Cree
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Wacask.
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *waʔšaškwa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [wʌˈt͡sʌsk]
- Hyphenation: wa‧cask
Noun
wacask anim (plural wacaskwak, Syllabics ᐘᒐᐢᐠ)
- muskrat
References
- H. C. Wolfart (1996), “Sketch of Cree, an Algonquian language”, in Handbook of North American Indians, volume 17, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institute, page 437
- Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains, University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 308