oshkinawe

Ojibwe

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *weškinaweᐧwa (“young man”). Compare Munsee skahúnzuw (“boy, young man”), Malecite-Passamaquoddy skinuhsis (“boy, young man”), Penobscot wskínohsis (“boy, young man”).

Noun

oshkinawe (plural oshkinaweg)

1. young man

Inflection

• oshkinaweg (plural)
• oshkinawens (diminutive)
• oshkinawewish (pejorative)

References

• https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/oshkinawe-na