ktomakinaqsu

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Malecite-Passamaquoddy

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Cognate with Unami ktëmakinakwsu (he/she looks pitiful).

Verb

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ktomakinaqsu (plural ktomakinaqsulutuwok, prefixed verb stem kotomakinaqsi-, unprefixed verb stem ktomakinaqsi-, changed verb stem ketomakinaqsi-)

  1. (animate intransitive) he/she looks to be in poor or pitiful condition or health

See also

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References

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