monoqan

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

Cognate with Penobscot mánakʷan.

Noun

monoqan inan (plural monoqanol, diminutive monoqansis)

1. rainbow

References

• Francis, David A. with Leavitt, Robert R. and Apt, Margaret (2008) “monoqan”, in The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary, The Passamaquoddy Language Preservation Project