† wawaskeeshn.

Forms:

α. 1700s wascashu, 1700s 1900s waskesew, 1900s was-cay-sou.

β. 1700s wewaskish, 1700s–1800s we-was-kish, 1800s wewashkish, 1800s wawaskeesh, 1800s wawaskish.

Origin: A borrowing from Cree. Etymons: Cree wāwāskēšiw, wāwāskēsiw.

Etymology: < Cree (Moose) wāwāskēšiw deer, (Plains) wāwāskēsiw wapiti, deer, of unknown origin.Both the α. and the β. forms show shortening within English, probably implying earlier currency of the word. N.E.D. (1926) gives the pronunciation as (wāwăskī·ʃ)

/wɑːwəˈskiːʃ/.

North American. Obsolete.

The deer Cervus canadensis; = wapiti n. 1. Also: the hide of this deer.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > types of deer > [noun] > genus Cervus > Cervus elaphus (red deer)

red deera1425

olen1591

wawaskeesh1716

wapiti1810

Carolina Stag1859

Roosevelt wapiti1897

Manchurian wapiti1898

Roosevelt elk1902

1716 J. Knight Let. 17 Sept. in Publ. Hudson's Bay Rec. Soc. (1965) 25 65 There is three Wasscashus sent home that's writ upon that I would desire you to give to three several leather dressers.

1755 A. Henday Jrnl. in Year Inland (2000) 65 Levell Land & poor woods. this day killed 4 Waskesw^s [later MSS Waskesews, Waskesew].

a1792 S. Hearne Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort (1795) x. 360 The We-was-kish..is quite a different animal from the moose.

1823 J. Franklin Narr. Journey Shores Polar Sea iii. 80 One of the wives of the Carlton hunter..made a determination not to eat of the flesh of the Wawaskeesh, or American stag.

1896 J. Maclean Canad. Savage Folk 620 The Wapiti, known amongst the Cree Indians as Wawaskish.

1912 Winnipeg Free Press 12 Oct. 4/4 The beautifully antlered and magnificent was-cay-sou, known variously by the English as red deer and elk.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wawaskeesh
释义	† wawaskeeshn. Forms: α. 1700s wascashu, 1700s 1900s waskesew, 1900s was-cay-sou. β. 1700s wewaskish, 1700s–1800s we-was-kish, 1800s wewashkish, 1800s wawaskeesh, 1800s wawaskish. Origin: A borrowing from Cree. Etymons: Cree wāwāskēšiw, wāwāskēsiw. Etymology: < Cree (Moose) wāwāskēšiw deer, (Plains) wāwāskēsiw wapiti, deer, of unknown origin.Both the α. and the β. forms show shortening within English, probably implying earlier currency of the word. N.E.D. (1926) gives the pronunciation as (wāwăskī·ʃ) /wɑːwəˈskiːʃ/. North American. Obsolete. The deer Cervus canadensis; = wapiti n. 1. Also: the hide of this deer. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > types of deer > [noun] > genus Cervus > Cervus elaphus (red deer) red deera1425 olen1591 wawaskeesh1716 wapiti1810 Carolina Stag1859 Roosevelt wapiti1897 Manchurian wapiti1898 Roosevelt elk1902 1716 J. Knight Let. 17 Sept. in Publ. Hudson's Bay Rec. Soc. (1965) 25 65 There is three Wasscashus sent home that's writ upon that I would desire you to give to three several leather dressers. 1755 A. Henday Jrnl. in Year Inland (2000) 65 Levell Land & poor woods. this day killed 4 Waskesw^s [later MSS Waskesews, Waskesew]. a1792 S. Hearne Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort (1795) x. 360 The We-was-kish..is quite a different animal from the moose. 1823 J. Franklin Narr. Journey Shores Polar Sea iii. 80 One of the wives of the Carlton hunter..made a determination not to eat of the flesh of the Wawaskeesh, or American stag. 1896 J. Maclean Canad. Savage Folk 620 The Wapiti, known amongst the Cree Indians as Wawaskish. 1912 Winnipeg Free Press 12 Oct. 4/4 The beautifully antlered and magnificent was-cay-sou, known variously by the English as red deer and elk. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1716
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