ðə wˈɜːd "jˈæmæskə" kʊd biː sˈoːɹst tʊ ɐbənˈækiz mˈiːnɪŋ "ðɛɹˌɑːɹ ɹˈʌʃᵻz ˈɔf ðə kˈoʊst" ɔːɹ "ðɛɹ ɪz mˈʌtʃ hˈeɪ", fɹʌm jˈæm ɔːɹ ˈɪjɐmˌɪɾɔː, ɹᵻspˈɛktɪvli mˈiːnɪŋ ˈɔf ʃˈoːɹ ænd mˈʌtʃ, ænd ˈæskɔː, mˈiːnɪŋ hˈeɪ ɔːɹ ɹˈʌʃᵻz.
The word "Yamaska" could be sourced to Abenakis meaning "there are rushes off the coast" or "there is much hay", from yam or iyamitaw, respectively meaning off shore and much, and askaw, meaning hay or rushes.