pkuwahq
Malecite-Passamaquoddy
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editpkuwahq inan (plural pkuwahkul, locative pkuwahkuk, diminutive pkuwaqsis)
See also
editReferences
edit- Francis, David A. with Leavitt, Robert R. and Apt, Margaret (2008) “pkuwahq”, in The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary, The Passamaquoddy Language Preservation Project