maskêk

Plains Cree

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *maškye·kwi.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [mʌsˈkeːk]
  • Hyphenation: mas‧kêk

Noun

maskêk inan (plural maskêkwa, augmentative misimaskêk, Syllabics ᒪᐢᑫᐠ)

  1. swamp, muskeg

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 439
  • Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains‎, University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 24
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