ishkode

Ojibwe

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *eškwete·wi. Compare Menominee esko·tɛ·w.

Noun

ishkode inan (plural ishkoden, diminutive ishkodens, locative ishkodeng, stem ishkodew-)

1. fire

   Bapakine iwe ishkode.

   That fire is giving off sparks.

Related terms

• -shkode-

See also

• -aak- (“fire”, medial)
• boodawe (“build a fire”)
• -ide (“is heated, affected by fire, inanimate subject”)
• -izo (“is heated, affected by fire, animate subject”)

References

• https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/ishkode-ni