sqá

See also: sqa and -sqa

Mohegan-Pequot

Alternative forms

• shquaaw (obsolete orthography)

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *eθkwe·wa (“(young) woman”); cognate with Massachusett squàws (“woman”). See squaw for more information.

Noun

sqá

1. woman

References

• A Vocabulary of Mohegan-Pequot (John D. Prince, Frank G. Speck)