sqá

See also: -sqa

Mohegan-Pequot

Alternative forms
  • shquaaw (obsolete orthography)

Etymology

From the same Proto-Algonquian root *eθkwe·wa (“(young) woman”) as Massachusett squàws (“woman”). See squaw for more information.

Noun

sqá

  1. woman

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