pqom

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

Cognate with Mi'kmaq mgumi, Penobscot pkʷàmi, Abenaki pkwami.

Noun

pqom anim (plural pqomiyik, possessed 'poqqomumol, locative pqomik, diminutive pqomis)

1. ice

References

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