peskuwat
Malecite-Passamaquoddy edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Algonquian *paᐧškesikani (“gun, firearm”). Cognate with Penobscot peskə́hʷαti, Mi'kmaq pe'sgewei, Abenaki paskhigan, Massachusett péskunck, Mohegan-Pequot páskhik, Unami payaxkhikàn, Ojibwe baashkizigan, Montagnais passikan, Southern East Cree ᐹᔅᒋᓯᑲᓐ (paascisikan), Northern East Cree ᐹᔅᒋᓯᑭᓐ (paascisikin), Naskapi ᐸᔅᒋᑭᓐ (paschikin).
Noun edit
peskuwat inan (plural peskuwatiyil, possessed 'peskuwat, locative peskuwatik, diminutive peskuwatossis)