wazhashk
Ojibwe edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Algonquian *waʔšaškwa (“muskrat”). Cognate with Fox ashashkwa, Southern East Cree ᐧᐊᒋᔥᒄ (yacishkw), Algonquian, Penobscot móhsskʷehso, Montagnais utshashkᵘ, Atikamekw otcockw, Unami tëmàskwës.
Noun edit
wazhashk anim (plural wazhashkwag, diminutive wazhashkoons)