pqapit
Malecite-Passamaquoddy
Etymology
Literally red tooth pq- (“red”) + apit (“tooth”)
Alternate spellings
- qapit
Noun
pqapit anim (plural pqapitiyik, locative pqapitewihkuk, diminutive pqapitsis)
beaver, Castor canadensis
References
- Francis, David A.; Leavitt, Robert R.; Apt, Margaret (2008), “pqapit”, in The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary, The Passamaquoddy Language Preservation Project