ahsapa

Miami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *aʔlapya. Cognate with Abenaki ahlab, Penobscot áhlapi, Massachusett ahshop, Mohegan-Pequot ahp, Southern East Cree ahapii, Menominee aqnap, Ojibwe asab.

Noun

ahsapa (plural ahsapaki)

  1. fishnet
  2. spiderweb
  3. dogbane, Apocynum cannabinum

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