skuhtom

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

Cognate with Penobscot skòwtam.

Noun

skuhtom anim (dininutive skuhtomuhsis, plural skuhtomuk)

1. brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis

References

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