pkuwahq

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *maškyeᐧkwi (“swamp, muskeg”). Cognate with Cree ᒪᐢᑫᐠ (maskek, “muskeg, swamp”), Penobscot mə̀kəwahk (“swamp”), Mohegan-Pequot mahcáq, Unami tëlamàskèk (“swamp”), Menominee maskīk (“swamp”), Montagnais massekᵘ (“marsh, bog, muskeg”), Southern East Cree ᒪᔅᒉᒄ (mascekw, “muskeg, bog”), Northern East Cree ᒥᔅᒑᒄ (miscaakw, “muskeg, bog, swamp”).

Noun

pkuwahq inan (plural pkuwahkul, locative pkuwahkuk, diminutive pkuwaqsis)

1. bog, swamp, heath

See also

• walcoq
• elomocokek

References

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