biiwaabik

Ojibwe

Noun

biiwaabik inan (plural biiwaabikoon, diminutive biiwaabikoons, locative biiwaabikong, stem biiwaabikw-)

1. a piece of metal
2. iron

   Nawaj gozigwan iwe ashkikomaan apiich idash iwe biiwaabik.

   Lead is heavier than iron.

Derived terms

• biiwaabikowan (“be (made of) metal, inanimate subject”)
• biiwaabikowi (“be (made of) metal, animate subject”)

See also

• -aabik- (“mineral”)
• biiw- (“scatter, disperse”)

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/biiwaabik-ni