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Baykok
The baykok (or pau'guk, paguk, baguck; ''bakaak'' in the Ojibwe language and ''pakàk'' in the Algonquin language) is a malevolent spirit from the mythology of the Ojibway nation.
==In traditional culture==
The Baykok is a character from the Anishinaabe ''aadizookaan'' (traditional stories). It is said to fly through the forests of the Great Lakes region. The cries of Baykok are also described as being shrill. Described as "Death" in ''The Song of Hiawatha'', it is said to appear as an extremely emaciated skeleton-like figure, with thin translucent skin and glowing red points for eyes. The Baykok only preys upon warriors, but does so ruthlessly, using invisible arrows or beating its prey to death with a club. The Baykok, after paralyzing or killing its prey, then devours the liver of its victim.
The word ''bakaak'' in the Anishinaabe language means "skeleton" in the sense of "bones draped in skin" rather than "bare-bones", such that it lends itself to words like ''bakaakadozo'', meaning "to be thin/skinny/poor", and ''bakaakadwengwe'', meaning "to have a lean/thin face". The name ''Bakaak'' occasionally appears as ''Bekaak'' (reflected in English as "Baykok"), which may be a shortening of ''bekaakadwaabewizid'', meaning "an extremely thin being".
The description of ''Bakaaks shrill cries (''bagakwewewin'', literally meaning "clear/distinct cries") is a pun of its name. The method the ''Bakaak'' uses to subdue its victim is another pun of its name: the word for "to beat using a club" is ''baagaakwaa'ige''. A similar construct is found in the name for the basketry splints called ''baagaako'igan'', prepared by pounding black ash. Yet another pun on the name is the way the ''Bakaak'' "flings its victim's chest open" (''baakaakwaakiganezh'') to devour the victim's liver.
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