migiskāw

Ojibwe

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian [Term?], cognate to Woods Cree ᒥᖪᐢᑲᒥᐣ (mithoskamin).

Noun

migiskāw

(time, seasons) freeze-up (when the ground and surface waters freezes over permanently, for the rest of the cold season)

Coordinate terms

minoskamin (break-up)
nīpin (summer)
pipon (winter)
sīgwan (spring)
tagwagin (fall)

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