biiwaabik

Ojibwe

Noun

biiwaabik inan (plural biiwaabikoon, diminutive biiwaabikoons, locative biiwaabikong, stem biiwaabikw-)

a piece of metal
iron
Nawaj gozigwan iwe ashkikomaan apiich idash iwe biiwaabik.
Lead is heaver than iron.

Derived terms

biiwaabikowan (“be (made of) metal, inanimate subject”)
biiwaabikowi (“be (made of) metal, animate subject”)

See also

-aabik- (“mineral”)
biiw- (“scatter, disperse”)

References

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/biiwaabik-ni

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