biiminakwaan

Ojibwe

Etymology

biiminakwe (twist fibre to make cord, rope) + -n (nominalizer)

Noun

biiminakwaan inan (plural biiminakwaanan, locative biiminakwaaning, diminutive biiminakwaanens)

  1. rope
    Aaniish enaabiigak i’iw biiminakwaan.
    What's that rope like?

References

  • Nora Livesay and John D. Nichols, editors (2012-2021), “biiminakwaan”, in Ojibwe People's Dictionary‎[1], University of Minnesota
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