peskuwat
Malecite-Passamaquoddy
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editpeskuwat inan (plural peskuwatiyil, possessed 'peskuwat, locative peskuwatik, diminutive peskuwatossis)