tuhp

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

Cognate with Penobscot wə̀tohpi.

Noun

tuhp (plural tuhpiyik/tuhpiyil, diminutive tuhpis)

1. alder

Derived terms

• tuhpiyahtoq (“alder pole”)
• tuhpiyasq (“alder bark”)

References

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