waasamoo-bimide
Ojibwe
Etymology
waasamoo- + bimide
Noun
waasamoo-bimide inan (locative waasamoo-bimideng, stem waasamoo-bimidew-)
- gas, gasoline
- Ingii-piidoon ingo-minikwaajigan iwe waasamoo-bimide.
- I brought one gallon of gas.
Derived terms
- waasamoobimide-adaawewigamig (“gas station”)
- waasamoobimide-zhooshkodaabaan (“snowmobile”)
References
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/waasamoo-bimide-ni