ᎧᎹᎹ

/kʰà.màːmã́/

From Proto-Iroquoian *kahnaːwẽːh. Sense of elephant comes from observation of flapping ears as similar to butterfly wings.


ᏩᎦ

Borrowed from Spanish vaca, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *woḱéh₂.


ᏏᏆ

Originally meant opossum, its meaning shifted after the Columbian exchange. Opossums are now referred to as ᏏᏆ ᎤᏤᏣᏍᏗ (siqua utsetsasdi, “pig who grins”) and derivate terms.


ᏜᎺᎭ

/d͡ɮàːmèːhã̀/


ᎩᏳᎦ

/kʰì.jûːɡã́/


ᎨᎻᎵ

/kʰěːmí.lĩ́/


ᏓᎶᏂᎨ ᏩᎧ

From ᏓᎶᏂᎨ (dalonige, “yellow, Chinese”) + ᏩᎧ (waka, “cow”).


ᏯᎩ ᏩᎧ

From ᏯᎩ (yagi, “yak”) + ᏩᎧ (waka, “cow”).


ᏯᎩ

From English York, itself from Latin Eborācum, ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọg


ᎧᎹᎹ ᎤᏔᎾ

From ᎧᎹᎹ (kamama, “butterfly”) + ᎤᏔᎾ (utana, “big”). From observation of flapping ears as similar to butterfly wings.


ᎠᎺᏉ ᎧᎹᎹ ᎤᏔᎾ

From ᎠᎺᏉ (amequo, “sea”) + ᎧᎹᎹ ᎤᏔᎾ (kamama utana, “elephant”).


ᎳᏃᏏᎳ

From English rhinoceros, itself from Latin rhīnocerōs, from Ancient Greek ῥῑνόκερως (rhīnókerōs, “nose-horned”), composed of ῥῑ́ς, ῥῑνός (rhī́s, rhīnós, “nose, of (the) nose”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”).


ᏏᏆ ᎤᏤᏣᏍᏗ

From ᏏᏆ (siqua, “pig, hog”) + ᎤᏤᏣᏍᏗ (utsetsasdi, “who grins”). Replaced the old simplex ᏏᏆ (siqua), which shifted meaning to "pig, hog" following the Columbian exchange.


ᎪᏴᏐᎵ ᎤᎷᎩ

goyvsoli ulugi (romanization)
ᎧᏴᏐᎵ ᎤᎷᎩ (alternative)

Calque of Ancient Greek ῥῑνόκερως (rhīnókerōs, “nose-horned”).


ᎧᏴᏐᎵ ᎤᎷᎩ

kayvsoli ulugi (romanization)
ᎪᏴᏐᎵ ᎤᎷᎩ (alternative)