miskwi

Ojibwe

Noun

miskwi inan (locative miskwiing, stem miskwyi-)

  1. blood
    Gii-o-miigiwe omiskwiim awe ingos iwidi aakoziiwigamigong.
    My son went to the hospital to donate his blood.

Derived terms

  • miskwiiwan (“it is bloody”)
  • miskwiiwi (“s/he bleeds, is bloody”)
  • -iskw-
  • -iskwag-
  • miskwiw

See also

  • miskw-

References

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