animosh

Ojibwe

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Algonquian *aθemwa (dog).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʌnɪmoʃʰ/, [ʌnɪmʊʃʰ]

Noun

animosh (Syllabics: ᐊᓂᒧᔥ, plural animoshag, diminutive animoons)

  1. dog

References

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