pkuwahqiyasq

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

Possibly cognate with Mi'kmaq poqomaqn'sgw, Penobscot móhsskʷehsəwaskʷ.

Noun

pkuwahqiyasq inan (plural pkuwahqiyaskul, possessed 'pokkuwahqiyaskum, locative pkuwahqiyaskuk, diminutive pkuwahqiyasqis)

1. cattail

References

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