English Explanatory Dictionary

Makah

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of an indigenous North American people in the northwestern Olympic Peninsula of Washington state in North America.
name
  1. A language belonging to the Southern Wakashan language family.
adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the Makah nation or language.

Pronunciation

/məˈkɑː/

Word forms

Makah Makahs more Makah most Makah

Etymology

From Klallam màq̓áʔa (“generous with food”).

Related words

qʷi·qʷi·diččaq Wiktionary’s coverage of Makah terms
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