oshkinawe

Ojibwe

Etymology

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

Noun

oshkinawe (plural oshkinaweg)

  1. young man

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

References
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