pqapit
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Malecite-Passamaquoddy[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally red tooth pq- (“red”) + apit (“tooth”)
Noun[edit]
pqapit anim (plural pqapitiyik, locative pqapitewihkuk, diminutive pqapitsis)
Related terms[edit]
- pqapitewi-kpihikon (“beaver dam”)
- pqapitew (“beaver pelt”)
- pqapitikuwam (“beaver lodge”)
- nuci-pqapitihket (“beaver trapper”)
- pqapitihikon (“woodchip left by a beaver”)
References[edit]
- Francis, David A. with Leavitt, Robert R. and Apt, Margaret (2008) “pqapit”, in The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary, The Passamaquoddy Language Preservation Project