moose
English
/muːs/
noun
Definitions
- (US) The largest member of the deer family (, sometimes included in Alces alces), of which the male has very large, palmate antlers.
- (informal) An ugly person.
Etymology
Derived from Massachusett mws, moos derived from Proto-Algonquian *mo·swa (it strips, he strips, cuts smooth).
Origin
Proto-Algonquian
*mo·swa
Gloss
it strips, he strips, cuts smooth
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bird English
- hide English
- moosebird English
- mooseburger English
- moosehide English
- mooseless English
- mooselike English
- mooseling English
- mooseskin English
- moosewood English
- moosey English
- mooseyard English
- mooseyness English
- skin English
- wood English
- yard English
- mús Irish
- กวาง Thai
- กวางมูส Thai
- มูส Thai
- mooz Ojibwa
- *mo·swa Proto-Algonquian
- ᒨᐢᐘ Cree
- ᒨᔅᐗ Cree
- mus Unami
- moz Abenaki
- moziia Abenaki
- mo·s Menominee
- moos Narragansett
- mws, moos Massachusett