ikwe
Algonquin edit
Noun edit
ikwe
References edit
- Earnest McGregor (1994) Algonquin Lexicon, 3rd edition, Maniwaki: Kitigan Zibi Education Council, published 2004, page 401
Ojibwe edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Algonquian *eθkwe·wa.
Noun edit
ikwe anim (plural ikwewag, diminutive ikwens, pejorative ikwewish, stem ikwew-)
- woman, lady
- Aaniin ezhi-wiinzod awedi ikwe nemadabid.
- What's that name of that lady sitting over there.
- queen (cards)
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See also edit
References edit
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/ikwe-na