migiskāw

Ojibwe

Etymology

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

Noun

migiskāw

1. (time, seasons) freeze-up (when the ground and surface waters freezes over permanently, for the rest of the cold season)

Coordinate terms

• minoskamin (break-up)
• nīpin (summer)
• pipon (winter)
• sīgwan (spring)
• tagwagin (fall)