caribou
English
/ˈkɛɹəbu/
noun
Definitions
- Any of several North American subspecies of the reindeer, Rangifer tarandus.
Etymology
Derived from Mi'kmaq qalipu (caribou) derived from Proto-Algonquian *maka·lipowa (caribou, it shovels snow).
Origin
Proto-Algonquian
*maka·lipowa
Gloss
caribou, it shovels snow
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- caribouskin English
- skin English
- caribù Italian
- kariboe Dutch, Flemish
- caribou French
- caribú Spanish, Castilian
- carabú Irish
- *maka·lipowa Proto-Algonquian
- caribou fr-CA
- qalipu Mi'kmaq