mashkosiw

Ojibwe

Etymology

Cognate with Mohegan-Pequot maskihcuwash (“grass”).

Noun

mashkosiw (plural mashkosiwan) (inanimate)

grass, hay
a blade of grass

Inflection

mashkosiwan (obviative)
mashkosiins (diminutive)
mashkosiing (locative)
mashkosiikaang (distributive locative)

References

https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/mashkosiw-ni

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