mamuk

Chinook Jargon

Alternative forms

Etymology

from Nootka Jargon "mamúk" (work). Compare; Makah babuyak (working)

Verb

mamuk

  1. to do, make
  2. to work
  3. to cohabit

Usage notes
  • mamunk

See also

Salar

Etymology

Compare to Kazakh мамық (mamyq).

Noun

mamuk (3rd person possessive [[{{{1}}}#Salar|{{{1}}}]], plural [[{{{2}}}#Salar|{{{2}}}]])

  1. cotton wool

References

Tenishev, Edhem (1976), “mamux”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow

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