maashkinoozhe

Ojibwe

Etymology

From maa- (“ill, bad; ugly”) +‎ -sh- +‎ ginoozhe (“pike (fish)”), literally “ugly pike”.

Noun

maashkinoozhe anim (plural maashkinoozheg, diminutive maashkinoozhens, stem maashkinoozhew-)

  1. muskellunge (Esox masquinongy)

References

  • Nora Livesay and John D. Nichols, editors (2012-2021), “maashkinoozhe”, in Ojibwe People's Dictionary‎[1], University of Minnesota
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