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sinkuníhvaanich applied to various diving birds, e.g. the grebe, loon, or coot ("mudhen")
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5412 | revised Dec 03 2015
sinkuníhvaanich • N • applied to various diving birds, e.g. the grebe, loon, or coot ("mudhen")
Literally: 'little one that disappears into water'
| Derivation: | sinkúrihva-aan-ich | (= sir-kúrih-va-aan-ich) |
| duck.beneath.water-Agentive-DIM | (= disappear-into.water-PL.ACT-Agentive-DIM) |
Source: WB 1234.2, p.379; JPH ani 06:632