Makah
See also: Makkah
English
Etymology
From Klallam màq̓áʔa (“generous with food”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /məˈkɑː/
- Rhymes: -ɑː
Noun
Makah (plural Makahs or Makah)
- A member of an indigenous North American people in the northwestern Olympic Peninsula of Washington state in North America.
Proper noun
Makah
- A language belonging to the Southern Wakashan language family.
Adjective
Makah (comparative more Makah, superlative most Makah)
- Of or pertaining to the Makah nation or language.
See also
- qʷi·qʷi·diččaq (native name for Makah)
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Makah terms