musikisq

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

From parts meaning clear and day. Cognate with Unami mushhàkw (“clear sky”), Penobscot mósikiskʷ (“clear blue sky”), Mi'kmaq musigisg. There were some people by this name. They were related to the sky:the Sky family.

Noun

musikisq inan (locative musikiskuk)

1. sky

See also

• kisq
• musqon
• musqiye
• musqonkuwan
• musqot
• kisuhs

References

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