mooz
Ojibwe edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Algonquian *mo·swa (“it strips”).
Pronunciation edit
- Note: moonz is an alternative spelling. The vowel oo is nasalized between a nasal consonant (m or n) and a sibilant consonant (z, s, zh, sh).
Noun edit
mooz anim (plural moozoog, diminutive moozoons, stem moozw-)
- moose
- Mooz omawinadaan waasakonenjiganens.
- A moose is charging the light.
References edit
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/mooz-na
Ottawa edit
Noun edit
mooz anim (plural moozoog)
References edit
Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 174