maskihkiwiskwêw

Plains Cree

Etymology

From maskihkiy (“medicine”) +‎ iskwêw (“woman”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmaskiˈhkiwisˌkweːw/
• Hyphenation: mas‧ki‧hki‧wis‧kwêw

Noun

maskihkiwiskwêw anim (plural maskihkiwiskwêwak, Syllabics ᒪᐢᑭᐦᑭᐏᐢᑵᐤ)

1. nurse

References

• H. C. Wolfart (1996) “Sketch of Cree, an Algonquian language”, in Handbook of North American Indians, volume 17, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institute, page 437