maikan
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Finnish[edit]
Noun[edit]
maikan
Anagrams[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Algonquian *mahiᐧnkana (“wolf”). Cognate with Southern East Cree ᒪᐦᐄᐦᑲᓐ (mahiihkan), Northern East Cree ᒥᐦᐄᐦᑭᓐ (mihiihkin), Atikamekw mahikan, Blackfoot makóyi.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Pessamit) IPA(key): /maːjkən/
- (Unaman-Shipit) IPA(key): /meːjkan/
- (Uashat-Sheshatshiu) IPA(key): /meːjkən/
- (Ekuanitshit) IPA(key): /mẽːjkan/
Noun[edit]
maikan anim
See also[edit]
- nape-maikan (“a male wolf”)
- uitui-maikan (“musk gland of a wolf”)
- uatiku-maikan (“wolf den”)
- numaikanueu (“he chases after wolf”)
References[edit]
Mailhot, J., MacKenzie, M., & Junker, M.-O. (2013). In Online Innu Dictionary. Retrieved from http://www.innu-aimun.ca/dictionary.