kyakn.

Brit.

/ˈkʌɪak/, U.S.

/ˈkaɪˌæk/, Canadian English

/ˈkaiˌæk/

Forms: 1800s kyauk, 1800s– kiack, 1800s– kyack, 1900s kiak, 1900s kyach, 1900s– kayak, 1900s– kyak.

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Micmac.

Etymology: Apparently < Micmac.The Micmac etymon does not survive and is not attested independently; the language today uses an unrelated word for this fish. The plural kyack-cooks cited in quot. 1965 reflects a Micmac plural form, with the addition of the English plural ending -s. Compare the following (late) passage, apparently citing the Micmac word in an English context:1965 Canad. Geogr. Jrnl. June 209/1 ‘Alewives’ is the common name used in Britain and New Zealand, while the MicMac Indians called the fish ‘kayaks’, and in Latin it's Pomolobus pseudoharengus.

North American (chiefly Maritime Provinces and Maine).

Any of several herrings or shads of the North American east coast; esp. the alewife, Alosa pseudoharengus.

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the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > subclass Actinopterygii > order Clupeiformes > [noun] > family Clupeidae and herrings > clupea serrata (ale-wife)

old wife1585

alewife1633

river herring1842

kyak1849

Taunton turkey1851

1849 A. Gesner Industr. Resources Nova Scotia 121 Sometimes a hundred men, among whom is a sprinkling of Indians, are engaged in taking the ‘kiacks’ from the stream.

1878 C. Hallock Sportsman's Gaz. (ed. 4) 271 Kyack.—Pomolobus pseudoharengus.

1884 M. MacDonald in G. B. Goode et al. Fisheries U.S.: Sect. I 582 Around the Gulf of Maine this species is also known by the names ‘Kyack’ or ‘Kyauk’, ‘Saw-belly’, and ‘Cat-thrasher’.

1911 A. W. Bitting Prepar. Cod & other Salt Fish for Market (Bull. U.S. Dept. Agric., Bureau Chem., No. 133) 12 The boats may go to Edgartown and get pogies, kiaks, bluebacks, squids, and sometimes alewives.

1965 E. Richardson Living Island 109 To feast upon the sweet spring clams and the running kyack-cooks (we still call alewives ‘kyacks’).

1992 Nova Scotia Trav. Guide 244/2 Kiack (gaspereau) dipping is a popular spring activity, and the Charleston Days festival celebrates this fish run towards the end of May.

2016 W. Rapai Lake Invaders ii. 28 The alewife is a relatively small member of the herring family... In other parts of its range, it's called the kyak.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	kyak
释义	kyakn. Brit. /ˈkʌɪak/, U.S. /ˈkaɪˌæk/, Canadian English /ˈkaiˌæk/ Forms: 1800s kyauk, 1800s– kiack, 1800s– kyack, 1900s kiak, 1900s kyach, 1900s– kayak, 1900s– kyak. Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Micmac. Etymology: Apparently < Micmac.The Micmac etymon does not survive and is not attested independently; the language today uses an unrelated word for this fish. The plural kyack-cooks cited in quot. 1965 reflects a Micmac plural form, with the addition of the English plural ending -s. Compare the following (late) passage, apparently citing the Micmac word in an English context:1965 Canad. Geogr. Jrnl. June 209/1 ‘Alewives’ is the common name used in Britain and New Zealand, while the MicMac Indians called the fish ‘kayaks’, and in Latin it's Pomolobus pseudoharengus. North American (chiefly Maritime Provinces and Maine). Any of several herrings or shads of the North American east coast; esp. the alewife, Alosa pseudoharengus. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > subclass Actinopterygii > order Clupeiformes > [noun] > family Clupeidae and herrings > clupea serrata (ale-wife) old wife1585 alewife1633 river herring1842 kyak1849 Taunton turkey1851 1849 A. Gesner Industr. Resources Nova Scotia 121 Sometimes a hundred men, among whom is a sprinkling of Indians, are engaged in taking the ‘kiacks’ from the stream. 1878 C. Hallock Sportsman's Gaz. (ed. 4) 271 Kyack.—Pomolobus pseudoharengus. 1884 M. MacDonald in G. B. Goode et al. Fisheries U.S.: Sect. I 582 Around the Gulf of Maine this species is also known by the names ‘Kyack’ or ‘Kyauk’, ‘Saw-belly’, and ‘Cat-thrasher’. 1911 A. W. Bitting Prepar. Cod & other Salt Fish for Market (Bull. U.S. Dept. Agric., Bureau Chem., No. 133) 12 The boats may go to Edgartown and get pogies, kiaks, bluebacks, squids, and sometimes alewives. 1965 E. Richardson Living Island 109 To feast upon the sweet spring clams and the running kyack-cooks (we still call alewives ‘kyacks’). 1992 Nova Scotia Trav. Guide 244/2 Kiack (gaspereau) dipping is a popular spring activity, and the Charleston Days festival celebrates this fish run towards the end of May. 2016 W. Rapai Lake Invaders ii. 28 The alewife is a relatively small member of the herring family... In other parts of its range, it's called the kyak. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1849
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