aabid-

Ojibwe

Alternative forms

  • aabij
  • aabiz

Etymology

Cognate with Menominee yāpec- (“constantly, without let up, over and over, repeatedly”), Malecite-Passamaquoddy apci (“continuing, keeping on”).

Initial

aabid- (root)

  1. continually, constantly, incessantly,
    aabijibiisaa — it rains constantly
    aabidanokii — he / she works constantly
    aabidaanimad — the wind blows continuously

Derived terms

  • aabida'amaazo
  • aabidademo
  • aabidakamigizi
  • aabidanokii
  • aabidaanagidoon
  • aabidaanagidoone
  • aabidaanimad
  • aabidaapi
  • aabidwewebide
  • aabidwewebizo
  • aabidwewidam
  • aabijibatoo
  • aabijibide
  • aabijibizo
  • aabijibiisaa
  • aabijijiwan
  • aabijitaa

See also

References

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

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