mikinaak
Ojibwe
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *mehkena·hkwa. Cognate to Ottawa mkinaak.
Noun
[edit]mikinaak anim (plural mikinaakwag, diminutive mikinaakoons)
- a snapping turtle
- Synonym: mishiikenh
See also
[edit]- miskwaadesi (“a painted turtle”)
References
[edit]- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/mikinaak-na