waawiye-

Ojibwe

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *waᐧwiyeᐧ (circle, circular, round). Cognate Malecite-Passamaquoddy wiwoni- (around in a circle, encircling, orbiting).

Affix

waawiye- (medial)

  1. circular, round

Derived terms

  • waawiye'
  • waawiyebii'an
  • waawiyebii'igan
  • waawiyegamaa
  • waawiyejiwan
  • waawiyekidewan
  • waawiyekidoon
  • waawiyekizh
  • waawiyekizowag
  • waawiyekodan
  • waawiyekozh
  • waawiyeminagizi
  • waawiyesagaa
  • waawiyeshim
  • waawiyesidoon
  • waawiyesinoon
  • waawiyetoon
  • waawiyeyaa
  • waawiyeyaabiigitaa
  • waawiyeyaabikad
  • waawiyeyaabikizi
  • waawiyeyaakozi
  • waawiyeyiigizi
  • waawiyezh
  • waawiyezhan
  • waawiyezi

References

| The Ojibwe People's Dictionary (http://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu)

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