bazhibaʼ

Ojibwe

Etymology

bazhib- (“stab”) + -a’w (“act on using a tool or medium”)

Verb

bazhibaʼ (changed conjunct form bezhiba’waad, stem bazhiba’w-)

1. stab (takes an animate object)
2. prick (takes an animate object)
3. spear a fish

Derived terms

• bazhiba’odiwag (“they stab each other”)
• bazhiba’odizo (“stab oneself”)

Related terms

• bazhiba’an (“stab, prick, inanimate object”)

See also

• badaka’ (“stick, prick, give an injection to”)
• akwa’waa (“spear fish through ice”)

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/bazhiba-vta