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

• ktahkomons

References

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