Contionary:oskon
Siwa
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Proto-Alopian *oskwan, from Proto-Algonquian *weθkahtekwi (“his forehead; his snout, muzzle”).[1] Cognate to Ojibwe oshkinzh (“snout”)[2] and Cree ᐅᐢᑳᐦᑎᐠ (oskaahtik, “his forehead”)
Noun
oskon inan (marked oskonta)
- male moose
Inflection
oskon — inanimate noun, n-declension
References
- ^ Siebert, Frank T. (October 1941). "Certain Proto-Algonquian Consonant Clusters". Language. Linguistic Society of America. 17 (4): 298. doi:10.2307/409280. JSTOR 409280.
- ^ Goddard, Ives (January 1973). "Proto-Algonquian *nl and *nθ". International Journal of American Linguistics. The University of Chicago Press. 39 (1): 1–6. doi:10.1086/465232. JSTOR 1264653.