matana

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See also: mätänä

Cheyenne

Etymology 1

From Proto-Algonquian *meθeni (“(one's) breast”).

Noun

matana (animate)

  1. breast

Etymology 2

From Proto-Algonquian *meθenepi (“milk”, literally “breast-water”), a compound of the aforementioned Algonquian root for "breast" and *nepyi (“water”). Cognate to Arapaho beθéneč.

Noun

matana (inanimate)

  1. milk
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