pkuwahqiyasq
Malecite-Passamaquoddy
Etymology
Possibly cognate with Mi'kmaq poqomaqn'sgw, Penobscot móhsskʷehsəwaskʷ.
Noun
pkuwahqiyasq inan (plural pkuwahqiyaskul, possessed 'pokkuwahqiyaskum, locative pkuwahqiyaskuk, diminutive pkuwahqiyasqis)
- cattail
References
- Francis, David A.; Leavitt, Robert R.; Apt, Margaret (2008) , “pkuwahqiyasq”, in The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary, The Passamaquoddy Language Preservation Project