bimide

Ojibwe

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *pemyi.

Noun

bimide inan (plural bimiden, locative bimideng, stem bimidew-)

  1. butter, fat, grease, lard, oil
  2. naphtha

Derived terms

  • bimideke (“make grease, instransitive”)
  • bimidewan (“be greasy, inanimate subject”)
  • bimidewi (“be greasy, animate subject”)
  • waasamoo-bimide (“gas, gasoline”)

See also

  • booz- (“greasy, oily”)
  • noom- (“greasy”)
  • wiinin (“fat”)

References

  • Nora Livesay and John D. Nichols, editors (2012-2021), “bimide”, in Ojibwe People's Dictionary‎[1], University of Minnesota
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