wazhashk

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Ojibwe

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Etymology

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From Proto-Algonquian *waʔšaškwa (“muskrat”). Cognate with Fox ashashkwa, Southern East Cree ᐧᐊᒋᔥᒄ (yacishkw), Algonquian, Penobscot móhsskʷehso, Montagnais utshashkᵘ, Atikamekw otcockw, Unami tëmàskwës.

Noun

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wazhashk anim (plural wazhashkwag, diminutive wazhashkoons)

  1. muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus

References

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