waagaakwad

Ojibwe

Etymology 1

• /waag-: curved, bent
• /-aakw-: stick,
• /-ad: it is in a state or condition
• /-w: nominalizer

Noun

waagaakwad (inanimate)

1. ax, ax blade

Inflection

• waagaakwadoon (plural)
• waagaakwadoons (diminutive)
• waagaakwadosh (pejorative)
• waagaakwadong (locative)

Etymology 2

• /waag-: curved, bent
• /-aakw-: stick,
• /-ad: it is in a state or condition

Verb

waagaakwad (vii, conjunct, waagaakwak, changed conjunct, wayaagaakwak)

1. it is bent (something stick or wood-like)

References

• https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/waagaakwadoon-ni
• https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/waagaakwad-vii