mashkiigimin

Ojibwe

Etymology

• /mashkiig-: muskeg, marsh, swamp
• /-min: berry

From Proto-Algonquian *maškyeᐧkwimin. Cognate with Cree ᒪᐢᑫᑯᒥᐣ (maskekomin, “muskeg berry”).

Noun

mashkiigimin (plural mashkiigiminan) (inanimate)

1. lowbush cranberry

Inflection

• mashkiigiminan (plural)
• mashkiigimining (locative)
• mashkiigiminens (diminutive)

See also

• mashkiigiminagaawanzh

References

• https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/mashkiigimin-ni