biiwaabik
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Ojibwe
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Equivalent to biiw- (“scatter, disperse”) + -aabikw (“metal, mineral”). Related to Plains Cree pîwâpisk. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “How exactly are they related? Is one a calque or loan of the other? Is it inherited?”)
Noun
[edit]biiwaabik inan (plural biiwaabikoon, diminutive biiwaabikoons, locative biiwaabikong, stem biiwaabikw-)
- a piece of metal
- iron
- Nawaj gozigwan iwe ashkikomaan apiich idash iwe biiwaabik.
- Lead is heavier than iron.
Derived terms
[edit]- biiwaabikowan (“be (made of) metal, inanimate subject”)
- biiwaabikowi (“be (made of) metal, animate subject”)
See also
[edit]- miskwaabik (“copper”)
- ashkikomaan (“lead”)
References
[edit]- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/biiwaabik-ni