makwa

== English == === Alternative forms === magua === Etymology === From Mandarin 馬褂／马褂 (mǎguà). === Pronunciation === enPR: mä′gwä′ Hyphenation: ma‧kwa === Noun === makwa A short Chinese outer jacket. == Algonquin == === Etymology === From Ojibwe makwa, from Proto-Algonquian *maθkwa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [mʌkˈwʌ] === Noun === makwa bear (mammal) == Ojibwe == === Etymology === From Proto-Algonquian *maθkwa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mʌˈkʰwʌ/ === Noun === makwa (Canadian syllabics spelling ᒪᐦᑾ, plural makwag, diminutive makoons) bear, Ursidae ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Ottawa: mkwa === References === Nora Livesay and John D. Nichols, editors (2012-2021), “makwa”, in Ojibwe People's Dictionary‎[1], University of Minnesota