'cihcin

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *nečihčini (“my thumb”). Compare Penobscot čìhčin, Mi'kmaq mtijin, Plains Cree ᒥᓯᒋᐦᒑᐣ (misicihcân).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈht͡ʃih.t͡ʃin/, [ˈt͡ʃiː˧˦.t͡ʃin]

Dependent noun

'cihcin inan

1. his, her or its thumb

Declension

Declension of 'cihcin [inanimate, -ol plural]

	singular	plural
unmarked	'cihcin	'cihcinol
locative	'cihcinok	—
diminutive	'cihcinsis	'cihcinsisol

Related terms

• kamahcin (“six”)

References

• Passamaquoddy-Maliseet language portal
• LeSourd, Philip S. (1993) Accent and Syllable Structure in Passamaquoddy, New York: Garland Publishing