mgign

Mi'kmaq

Etymology

Cognate with Penobscot mə̀kihkan (“fishhook”), Malecite-Passamaquoddy mkihkon (“fishhook”)/pkihkon. Possibly cognate with Massachusett uhquân (“hook”), Narragansett hoquaùn.

Possibly from Proto-Algonquian *mekeçkani.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əm.ki.kən/, [əmɡiɡən]

Noun

mgign inan (plural mgignn)

  1. hook

References

  1. ^ Hewson, John (2017) “*mekeçkani”, in Proto-Algonquian Online Dictionary, Carleton University, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

Further reading

  • “mgign”, in Mi'gmaq/Mi'kmaq Online Talking Dictionary‎[1], 1997–2025
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