oshkinawe

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Ojibwe[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

oshkinawe (plural oshkinaweg)

  1. young man

Inflection[edit]

  • oshkinaweg (plural)
  • oshkinawens (diminutive)
  • oshkinawewish (pejorative)

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