mashkode

Ojibwe

Etymology

Cognate with Plains Cree maskotêw, Ottawa mshkode, Potawatomi mshkodé, Fox mashkotêwi, Miami mahkoteewi, Penobscot mskòte. Related to mashkosiw (“grass”).

Noun

mashkode inan (plural mashkoden, diminutive mashkodens, locative mashkodeng, stem mashkodew-)

  1. prairie, plain, clearing, field

References

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