mashkosiw
Appearance
Ojibwe
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Cognate with Mohegan-Pequot maskihcuwash (“grass”), Plains Cree maskosiy, Unami skikw, Munsee míixaskw, Potawatomi mishkos, Malecite-Passamaquoddy pskihq, Malecite-Passamaquoddy msigu, Penobscot mskìhko, Abenaki mskiko.
Noun
[edit]mashkosiw inan (plural mashkosiwan, diminutive mashkosiins, locative mashkosiing, locative distributive mashkosiikaang)
- grass, hay
- Madweyaakide iwe gichi-mashkosiw zekideg.
- You can hear the hay field crackling as it burns.
- a blade of grass
Usage notes
[edit]In Ojibwe, when referring to a quantity of grass or hay, the plural can be used: mashkosiwan.