pickw

Atikamekw

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *piiškwa. Cognate with Mi'kmaq pi'gw, Cheyenne pe'e, Massachusett peeksq, Miami apeehkw, Ojibwe beshkwe, Montagnais pishkᵘ (“nighthawk”), Unami pishkw (“nighthawk”), Northern East Cree ᐲᔥᒄ (piishkw), Penobscot pəskʷ.

Noun

pickw anim

  1. nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)
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