ᒫᐦᑭᔾ mâhkiy
(noun, inanimate)
a canvas tent (i.e., with a rectangular base, also known as a prospector's tent)
Examples
ᐌᔥᑲᒡ ᒫᑲ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐁ ᑕᔒᐦᑫᐙᔅᐸᓇᒃ ᐃᓕᓕᐗᒃ ᒫᐦᑮᐦᒃ ᑮ ᐃᐦᑖᐸᓇᒃ ᓀᔥᑕᐱᑯ ᒦᑭᐙᒥᐦᒃ᙮
When the people lived there long ago they were in prospector tents or tipis.
Herbert McLeod - The Deborah James Corpus [1980]
Etymology
English marquee, 'a large tent,' from the early 17th century form marquise, from French marquise
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Some words starting with 'mâhkiy'
a tent pole
tent canvas