kǫ́túé

South Slavey

Etymology

From kǫ́ (“fire”) +‎ -tué (“water”), probably a calque of an Algonquian language, whence also English firewater.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʰṍ.tʰú.ɛ́/

Noun

kǫ́túé

  1. alcohol

References
  • Keren Rice (1989) A Grammar of Slave, Berlin, West Germany: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 213
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