gibaakwaʼan

Ojibwe

Etymology

gib- (“blocked, plugged”) + -aakw- (“stick-like, wooden, organic solid”) + -a’ (“act on using a tool or medium”) + -an (vti class marker)

Verb

gibaakwaʼan (stem gibaakwaʼ-, changed conjunct form gebaakwaʼang)

1. shut (as or as with something stick-like or wooden)

   Gibaakwa'an ishkwaandem iwidi ataasoowigamigong.

   Close the door on that shed.

2. block, dam (as or as with something stick-like or wooden)

Derived terms

• gibaakwaʼigan (“barricade, dam, gate”)
• gibaakwaʼigaade (“be shut, dammed, blocked, "they" shut, dam, block it”)
• gibaakwaʼigaazo (“be shut, dammed, blocked, "they" shut, dam, block it/her/him”)
• gibaakwaʼige (“shut, dam, block, no specified object”)

Related terms

• gibaakwaʼ (“shut, block, jail, imprison, animate object”)

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/gibaakwa-an-vti