mashkiig

Ojibwe

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *maškyeᐧkwi (“swamp, muskeg”). Cognate with Cree ᒪᐢᑫᐠ (maskek, “muskeg, swamp”), Mohegan-Pequot mahcáq (“swamp”), Penobscot mə̀kəwahk (“swamp”), Malecite-Passamaquoddy pkuwahq, Unami tëlamàskèk (“swamp”), Menominee maskīk (“swamp”), Montagnais massekᵘ (“marsh, bog, muskeg”), Southern East Cree ᒪᔅᒉᒄ (mascekw, “muskeg, bog”), Northern East Cree ᒥᔅᒑᒄ (miscaakw, “muskeg, bog, swamp”).

• /-ashkiig-/ (medial): muskeg, marsh, swamp

Noun

mashkiig (plural mashkiigoon) (inanimate)

1. swamp, bog, marsh, muskeg

Inflection

• mashkiigoon (plural)
• mashkiigong (locative)
• mashkiigokaang (distributive locative)

See also

Related terms

• mashkiigimin
• waabashkiki
• jiigashkiig
• nibiiwashkiigaa
• dakwashkiigaa
• minwashkiigaa
• obashkiigaa
• ginwashkiigaa
• babiikwashkiigaa
• bengwashkiigaa
• jiigeweshkiig
• agaamashkiig
• mashkiigokaa
• agaasashkiigaa
• agwaashkiiga'am
• bajiba'ashkiiga'am
• mangashkigaa
• mangashkiigaa
• naawashkiig
• niminaaweshkiiga'am
• ningashkiigide
• wekwaashkiig

References

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