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Ojibwe
Etymology
Cognate with Mohegan-Pequot maskihcuwash (“grass”), Plains Cree maskosiy, Unami skikw, Munsee míixaskw, Potawatomi mishkos, Malecite-Passamaquoddy pskihq, Malecite-Passamaquoddy msigu, Penobscot mskìhko, Abenaki mskiko.
Noun
mashkosiw inan (plural mashkosiwan, diminutive mashkosiins, locative mashkosiing, locative distributive mashkosiikaang)
- grass, hay
Madweyaakide iwe gichi-mashkosiw zekideg.- You can hear the hay field crackling as it burns.
- a blade of grass
Usage notes
In Ojibwe, when referring to a quantity of grass or hay, the plural can be used: mashkosiwan.
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