minoskamin

Ojibwe edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Algonquian [Term?], cognate to Woods Cree ᒥᑭᐢᑳᐤ (mikiskāw).

Noun edit

minoskamin

(time, seasons) break-up (when the surface waters melt, and start flowing, for the rest of the warm season)

Coordinate terms edit

migiskāw (freeze-up)
nīpin (summer)
pipon (winter)
sīgwan (spring)
tagwagin (fall)

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