ᐃᐦᐄᐱᐦᒑᓯᐤ

Northern East Cree

Etymology

From ᐃᐦᐄᐱᐦᒑᐤ (ihiipihcaaw) +‎ -ᓯᐤ (-siw, “agentive suffix”).

Noun

ᐃᐦᐄᐱᐦᒑᓯᐤ (ihiipihcaasiw) inan (plural ᔑᑯᑖᐤᐦ)

1. (literally) netmaker
2. spider

Verb

ᐃᐦᐄᐱᐦᒑᓯᐤ (ihiipihcaasiw)

1. (animate, intransitive) to be a netmaker