malsapsq
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Malecite-Passamaquoddy[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Algonquian *ma·nθehsi (“flint, knife”). Cognate with Munsee máhlus (“flint”), Mi'kmaq mals, Unami mahëlës (“flint stone”),Massachusett môhshipsq (“flint stone”), Fox mâtethi (“knife”), Shawnee maanehθi (“knife”), Miami maalhsi (“knife”).
Noun[edit]
malsapsq inan (plural malsapskul, possessed malsapskum, locative malsapskuk, diminutive malsapsqis)
References[edit]
- Francis, David A. with Leavitt, Robert R. and Apt, Margaret (2008) “malsapsq”, in The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary, The Passamaquoddy Language Preservation Project