mgign
Mi'kmaq edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with Penobscot mə̀kihkan (“fishhook”), Malecite-Passamaquoddy mkihkon (“fishhook”)/pkihkon. Possibly cognate with Massachusett uhquân (“hook”), Narragansett hoquaùn.
Possibly from Proto-Algonquian *mekeçkani.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mgign inan (plural mgignn)
References edit
- ^ Hewson, John (2017) “*mekeçkani”, in Proto-Algonquian Online Dictionary, Carleton University, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies