biijimaandan

Ojibwe

Etymology

biid- (hither, this way) + -maand (smell) + -an (vti class marker)

Verb

biijimaandan (stem biijimaand-, changed conjunct form baajimaandang)

1. smell (takes an inanimate object)

Derived terms

• biijimaanjige (“smell unspecified things”)

Related terms

• biijimaam (“smell, animate object”)

References

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