sahtemus

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

Cognate with Penobscot sahtémosi.

Noun

sahtemus anim (plural sahtemusiyik, locative sahtemusik, diminutive sahtemusis)

  1. blueberry plant

References

  • Francis, David A. with Leavitt, Robert R. and Apt, Margaret (2008) “sahtemus”, in The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary, The Passamaquoddy Language Preservation Project