maashkinoozhe

Ojibwe

Etymology

From maa- (“ill, bad; ugly”) +‎ -sh- +‎ ginoozhe (“pike (fish)”), literally “ugly pike”.

Noun

maashkinoozhe anim (plural maashkinoozheg, diminutive maashkinoozhens, stem maashkinoozhew-)

  1. muskellunge (Esox masquinongy)

References

  • “maashkinoozhe”, in The Ojibwe People's Dictionary‎[1], (Can we date this quote?)
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