pokomk

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

Cognate with Penobscot pákamke.

Noun

pokomk anim (plural pokomkiyik, possessed 'pokomkemol, locative pokomkehsis)

1. fisher (Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti)

See also

• pokomkesq (“a female fisher”)

References

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