wiigwaas

Ojibwe

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *wiᐧkweᐧhsi (“birch”). Cognate with Cree waskway/ᐊᐧᐢᑲᐧᕀ (ayskayy, “birch”), Penobscot wìkʷesk (“birch”), Menominee wīkīh (“birch”), Montagnais ushkuai (“birch”).

Noun

wiigwaas anim (plural wiigwaasag, locative wiigwaasing, diminutive wiigwaasens)

  1. American white birch (Betula papyrifera)
  2. birch

Noun

wiigwaas inan (plural wiigwaasan, locative wiigwaasing, diminutive wiigwaasens)

  1. birch bark

References

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