pilasq

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Noun

pilasq inan (locative pilaskuk, diminutive pilasqis, possessed ’pilaskum, plural pilaskul, locative plural pilasqihkuk, diminutive plural pilasqisol, possessed plural ’pilaskumol)

1. paper
2. new growth birch bark

Derived terms

• pilasqhikon
• pilasqi-leksasu
• pilasqi-man
• pilasqi-maniyey
• pilasqi-sukayewotikoninut

References

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