wampumpeag
1wampumpeag — noun Etymology: Massachusett wampompeag, from wampan white + api string + ag, plural suffix Date: 1627 wampum …
2wampumpeag — /wom peuhm peeg , wawm /, n. wampum. [1620 30, Amer.; earlier also wampampeak, wampompeage < Massachusett (c. Eastern Abenaki wápapayak wampum beads; equiv. to Proto Algonquian *wa·p white + * a·py string + * aki pl. suffix)] * * * …
3wampumpeag — wam·pum·peag …
4wampumpeag — wam•pum•peag [[t]ˈwɒm pəmˌpig, ˈwɔm [/t]] n. ant wampum • Etymology: 1620–30, amer.; < Massachusett, c. Eastern Abenaki wάpαpəyak wampum beads = Proto Algonquian *wa·p white +* a·py string +* aki pl. suffix …
5wampumpeag — noun small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency • Syn: ↑wampum, ↑peag • Hypernyms: ↑beads, ↑string of beads …
6wampum — /wom peuhm, wawm /, n. 1. Also called peag, seawan, sewan. cylindrical beads made from shells, pierced and strung, used by North American Indians as a medium of exchange, for ornaments, and for ceremonial and sometimes spiritual purposes, esp.… …
7Wampum — is a string of creamy white colored shell beads fashioned from the North Atlantic channeled whelk ( Busycotypus canaliculatus ) shell, and is traditionally used by Indigenous Americans, First Nations peoples, Native Americans, hobbyists, business …
8List of English words from indigenous languages of the Americas — This is a list of English language words borrowed from indigenous languages of the Americas, either directly or through intermediate European languages such as Spanish or French. † indicates a link to a definition of the word. It does not cover… …
9вампум — (от индейск. wampumpeag нити с нанизанными на них раковинами), средство запоминания и передачи сообщений у индейских племён Северной Америки. Содержание сообщения выражалось цветом, количеством и взаиморасположением раковин. * * * ВАМПУМ ВАМПУМ… …
10WAMPUM — Chapelets de coquillages tubulaires dont on faisait des colliers, des ceintures tissées ou des ornements brodés et qui avaient une très grande valeur et servaient de moyen d’échange à certains Indiens d’Amérique du Nord. Dans la région du nord… …
