pokahkon

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

Cognate with Penobscot pákahkan.

Noun

pokahkon inan (plural pokahkonol, possessed 'pokkonum, locative pokahkonok)

1. blood
2. blood pressure

References

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