wazhashk

Ojibwe

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *waʔšaškwa (“muskrat”). Cognate with Fox ashashkwa, Southern East Cree ᐧᐊᒋᔥᒄ (yacishkw), Algonquian, Penobscot móhsskʷehso, Montagnais utshashkᵘ, Atikamekw otcockw, Unami tëmàskwës.

Noun

wazhashk anim (plural wazhashkwag, diminutive wazhashkoons)

  1. muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus

References

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