oshkinawe

Ojibwe

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *weškinaweᐧwa (“young man”). Compare Munsee skahúnzuw (“boy, young man”), Malecite-Passamaquoddy skinuhsis (“boy, young man”), Penobscot wskínohsis (“boy, young man”).

Noun

oshkinawe anim (plural oshkinaweg, diminutive oshkinawens, pejorative oshkinawewish)

  1. young man

References

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