nomehs

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Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *name·ʔsa.

Noun

nomehs anim (plural nomehsok, diminutive nomehsis)

  1. fish

References

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