{n}shkansh

Definition: my fingernail, my nail

{n}shkansh
>nad comm.
>pl nshkanzhiik; 1 my fingernail, my nail. 2 my claw, my talon. Aapji go giinziwan wa gaazhak shkanzhiin.
>A cat's claws are very sharp. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: shkanzh|y.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Noun Dependent animate noun
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n74339313254n
GKS Reference Number: 20741
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