ikwezens

Ojibwe

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *eϴkweᐧhsa (“girl”). Cognate with Mohegan-Pequot sqáhsihs (“girl”), Unami xkwechëch (“girl”), Montagnais ishkuessiss (“girl”), Fox shkwêthêha (“girl”).

Noun

ikwezens anim (plural ikwezensag)

1. girl

   Nashke gosha naa ezhichiged a'aw ikwezens.

   Look at what that girl is doing.

Derived terms

• ikwezensiwi

See also

• gwiiwizens
• ikwe
• oshkiniigikwe

References

• https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/ikwezens-na