uapush

Montagnais

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *wa·poswa (“rabbit”).

Pronunciation
  • (Western Dialect & Labrador) IPA(key): /waːpuʃ/
  • (Mamit) IPA(key): /waːpuh/

Noun

uapush anim (diminutive uapushiss)

  1. rabbit

See also
  • nusheiapush (“a mother rabbit”)
  • mishtapush (“an arctic hare”)
  • napeiapush (“a male hare”)
  • nipinapush (“a rabbit with a summer coat”)
  • pipunapush (“a rabbit with a winter coat”)
  • takuakapush (“a rabbit with an autumn coat”)
  • shikuanapush (“a rabbit with a spring coat”)
  • ishkueiapush (“a female rabbit”)
  • uapushuian (“a rabbit pelt”)
  • patapush (“a mid-sized rabbit”)

References
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