mashkosiigaan
Ojibwe
Etymology
- /mashkosiw-/ (stem): grass
- /-igaan/ (final) lodge, house, built structure
Cognate with Cree maskosiyokân/ᒪᐢᑯᓯᔪᑳᐣ (maskosiyokaan, “grass lodge”), Cree maskosiwikamik/Cree ᒪᐢᑯᓯᐃᐧᑲᒥᐠ (maskosiiykamik, “shelter made of grass, straw house”), Unami maxàskwikamikaon (“grass house with rooms”), Unami maxàskwikaon (“grass house, thatched cabin”).
Noun
mashkosiigaan (plural mashkosiigaanan) (inanimate)
- a grass lodge, house made of grass
Inflection
- mashkosiigaanan (plural)
- mashkosiigaanens (diminutive)
- mashkosiigaaning (locative)
References
- https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/mashkosiigaan-ni