mashkosiigaan

Ojibwe

Etymology

• /mashkosiw-/ (stem): grass
• /-igaan/ (final) lodge, house, built structure

Cognate with Cree maskosiyokân/ᒪᐢᑯᓯᔪᑳᐣ (maskosiyokaan, “grass lodge”), Cree maskosiwikamik/Cree ᒪᐢᑯᓯᐃᐧᑲᒥᐠ (maskosiiykamik, “shelter made of grass, straw house”), Unami maxàskwikamikaon (“grass house with rooms”), Unami maxàskwikaon (“grass house, thatched cabin”).

Noun

mashkosiigaan (plural mashkosiigaanan) (inanimate)

1. a grass lodge, house made of grass

Inflection

• mashkosiigaanan (plural)
• mashkosiigaanens (diminutive)
• mashkosiigaaning (locative)

References

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