máḵwam

== Squamish == === Etymology === Cognate with Halkomelem qwà:m (“moss”). From same root as níḵwʼem (“soft”). === Noun === máḵwam moss (plant) === References === Aert H. Kuipers (1967), “maˈq°am”, in The Squamish Language: Grammar, Texts, Dictionary (Janua Linguarum, Series Practica; 73), The Hague/Paris: Mouton & Co., page 256