ᎠᎹ

Cherokee

Etymology 1

From Proto-Iroquoian *awẽɁ.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /àmã́/[2]

Noun

ᎠᎹ • (ama)

  1. water

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /áːmã́/[3]

Noun

ᎠᎹ • (ama)

  1. salt

References
  1. Charles Julian (2010) A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎, University of Manitoba, page 461
  2. Brad Montgomery-Anderson (2008) A Reference Grammar of Oklahoma Cherokee, PhD thesis, University of Kansas, page 57
  3. Brad Montgomery-Anderson (2008) A Reference Grammar of Oklahoma Cherokee, PhD thesis, University of Kansas, page 57
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