peskuwat
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Malecite-Passamaquoddy
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Algonquian *paᐧškesikani (“gun, firearm”). Cognate with Penobscot peskə́hʷαti, Mi'kmaq pe'sgewei, Abenaki paskhigan, Massachusett péskunck, Mohegan-Pequot páskhik, Unami payaxkhikàn, Ojibwe baashkizigan, Montagnais passikan, Southern East Cree ᐹᔅᒋᓯᑲᓐ (paascisikan), Northern East Cree ᐹᔅᒋᓯᑭᓐ (paascisikin), Naskapi ᐸᔅᒋᑭᓐ (paschikin).
Noun
[edit]peskuwat inan (plural peskuwatiyil, possessed 'peskuwat, locative peskuwatik, diminutive peskuwatossis)