mashkode-bizhiki
Ojibwe
Etymology
From mashkode (“prairie, plains”) + bizhiki (“cow, bison”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mʌʃʰkʰodeː-bɪʒɪkʰɪ/
Noun
mashkode-bizhiki anim (plural mashkode-bizhikiwag, diminutive mashkode-bizhikiins)
- a bison, buffalo (sp. Bison bison)
- Synonym: bizhiki
References
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/mashkode-bizhiki-na