dewe'igan

Ojibwe

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *te·we·hikana. Cognate with Montagnais teueikan, Ottawa dewe'gan, Plains Cree têwêhikan, Potawatomi déwé'gen, Fox têwêhikana, Miami ciinkwaakani.

Noun

dewe'igan anim (plural dewe'iganag, diminutive dewe'igaans, locative dewe'iganing, stem dewe'igan-)

1. drum

Derived terms

• dewe'iganike
• odewe'igani

Related terms

• mitigwakik
• baaga'akokwe
• madwe'
• madwe'ige

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/dewe'igan-na