skonimin

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

Cognate with Penobscot skánimin, Unami xkànim, Mi'kmaq sgilmin.

Noun

skonimin inan (plural skoniminol, possessed uskonimin, locative skoniminok, diminutive skoniminsis)

  1. seed, grain
  2. (corn) kernel

Synonyms

References

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