waasamoo-bimide

Ojibwe

Etymology

Compound of waasamoo- +‎ bimide

Noun

waasamoo-bimide inan (locative waasamoo-bimideng, stem waasamoo-bimidew-)

  1. gas, gasoline
    Ingii-piidoon ingo-minikwaajigan iwe waasamoo-bimide.
    I brought one gallon of gas.

Derived terms

References

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