wiigwaasi-makak

Ojibwe

Etymology

By surface analysis, wiigwaasi- (“birch-bark”) +‎ makak (“box, basket”)

Noun

wiigwaasi-makak inan (plural wiigwaasi-makakoon, locative wiigwaasi-makakong, diminutive wiigwaasi-makakoons, pejorative wiigwaasi-makakosh)

  1. birchbark basket or box
    Atoon imaa wiigwaasi-makakong.
    put it in the birchbark makak.

See also

References

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