wampumpeag

发音

UK /ˈwɒmpəmpiːɡ/
US /ˈwɑmpəmpiɡ/

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Synonym of wampum (“small cylindrical beads made from polished shells (especially white ones) which have been strung together, formerly used by Native American peoples of eastern North America for various purposes including as jewellery and money, and for record-keeping”).

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

peag wampum

上位词 2

beads string of beads

词源

Borrowed from Massachusett wampompeage (“string of white beads used as money”), from wamp, wap, wompi (“white”) + *umpe (“string”) + -ag (plural suffix). Compare peag (“string of white beads used as money”), also a clipping of wampumpeag. Cognates Penobscot wʌ̃pʌ̃pəyak (singular wʌ̃pʌ̃pi)

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