"Ojibwe" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /əˈdʒɪbweɪ/ [UK]
Etymology: First attested in English around 1700 (and attested in early French as Outchibouec), from the Ojibwe name of an individual band of Ojibwe, of unclear origin. The most widely accepted theory connects it to Ojibwe ojibwaakide (“it shrivels, it puckers in the fire”), in reference to the puckering or tightening of moccasins at their seams or near fire. Alternatively, Helen Tanner and Edmund Danzinger connect it to the Ojibwe practice of writing on birch bark or making pictographs, respectively; compare ozhibii' (“write (someone's name) down”). Other, less credible theories: Other, less likely suggestions include: Henry Schoolcraft derived it from a word *bwe "pertaining to voice" ((compare bedowe (“have a soft voice”)), and like George Belcourt, believed it referred to a peculiarity of the tribe's (language's) pronunciation. Some other works connect it to the word for puckering the lips, which however is bajiishkidooneni (“she or he puckers the lips”), or assert that it refers to roasting captives until their flesh puckered, but this was not a common practice and is improbable as a self-designation. Etymology templates: {{m|fr|Outchibouec}} Outchibouec, {{der|en|oj|-}} Ojibwe, {{m+|oj|ojibwaakide||it shrivels, it puckers in the fire}} Ojibwe ojibwaakide (“it shrivels, it puckers in the fire”), {{m|oj|ozhibii'||write (someone's name) down}} ozhibii' (“write (someone's name) down”), {{m|oj|bedowe||have a soft voice}} bedowe (“have a soft voice”), {{m|oj|bajiishkidooneni||she or he puckers the lips}} bajiishkidooneni (“she or he puckers the lips”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ojibwe
  1. The language spoken by the native Algonquin people of central Canada, one of a closely related group of languages and dialects of the Algonquian branch of the Algic language family. Categories (topical): Languages Categories (place): Native American tribes Synonyms: Anishinaabemowin Related terms: Wiktionary’s coverage of Ojibwe terms Translations (Ojibwe (language)): ojibweg (Breton), chippewa [masculine] (Catalan), 歐及布語 (Chinese Mandarin), 欧及布语 (Ōujíbù yǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), ᓇᐦᑲᐍᐏᐣ (nahkawewin) (Cree), Ojibwe [neuter] (Dutch), Ojibwa [neuter] (Dutch), Aniŝinabeka lingvo (Esperanto), ojibwa (Finnish), ojibwé [masculine] (French), lingua ojibwa [feminine] (Galician), Ojibwe [neuter] (German), オジブウェー語 (Ojibuwē-go) (Japanese), アニシナーベ語 (Anishinābe-go) (Japanese), anišinabų kalba (Lithuanian), ओजिबवे (ojibve) [feminine] (Marathi), ocīpīweqnaesewen (Menominee), Anishinaabe bizaad (Navajo), ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ [Canadian Syllabics] (Ojibwa), anishinaabemowin [Roman] (Ojibwa), nishnaabemwin (Ottawa), odżibwe [masculine] (Polish), ojibwa [masculine] (Portuguese), ojibwe [masculine] (Portuguese), neshnabémwen (Potawatomi), anishinapay simi (Quechua), оджи́бва (odžíbva) [masculine] (Russian), оджи́бве (odžíbvɛ) [masculine] (Russian), ojibwa [masculine] (Spanish), ojibwe (Swedish), ภาษาโอจิบเว (paasăa ohjìpway) (Thai), Ojibvaca (Turkish), Ojibva dili (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-Ojibwe-en-name-GM16ho6S Disambiguation of Languages: 68 32 Disambiguation of Native American tribes: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Chippewa, Chippeway, Chippewe, Ojibwa, Ojibway

Proper name

IPA: /əˈdʒɪbweɪ/ [UK] Forms: Ojibwes [plural], Ojibwe [plural]
Etymology: First attested in English around 1700 (and attested in early French as Outchibouec), from the Ojibwe name of an individual band of Ojibwe, of unclear origin. The most widely accepted theory connects it to Ojibwe ojibwaakide (“it shrivels, it puckers in the fire”), in reference to the puckering or tightening of moccasins at their seams or near fire. Alternatively, Helen Tanner and Edmund Danzinger connect it to the Ojibwe practice of writing on birch bark or making pictographs, respectively; compare ozhibii' (“write (someone's name) down”). Other, less credible theories: Other, less likely suggestions include: Henry Schoolcraft derived it from a word *bwe "pertaining to voice" ((compare bedowe (“have a soft voice”)), and like George Belcourt, believed it referred to a peculiarity of the tribe's (language's) pronunciation. Some other works connect it to the word for puckering the lips, which however is bajiishkidooneni (“she or he puckers the lips”), or assert that it refers to roasting captives until their flesh puckered, but this was not a common practice and is improbable as a self-designation. Etymology templates: {{m|fr|Outchibouec}} Outchibouec, {{der|en|oj|-}} Ojibwe, {{m+|oj|ojibwaakide||it shrivels, it puckers in the fire}} Ojibwe ojibwaakide (“it shrivels, it puckers in the fire”), {{m|oj|ozhibii'||write (someone's name) down}} ozhibii' (“write (someone's name) down”), {{m|oj|bedowe||have a soft voice}} bedowe (“have a soft voice”), {{m|oj|bajiishkidooneni||she or he puckers the lips}} bajiishkidooneni (“she or he puckers the lips”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Ojibwe}} Ojibwe (plural Ojibwes or Ojibwe)
  1. A member of a native Algonquin people of central Canada. Categories (place): Native American tribes Synonyms: Anishinaabe Translations (member of Ojibwe people): chippewa (Catalan), ojibwa (Catalan), ᓇᐦᑲᐏᔨᓂᐤ (nahkawiyiniw) (Cree), Ojibwa [plural] (Dutch), Ojibway [plural] (Dutch), Oĝibvoj (Esperanto), ojibwa (Finnish), ojibwé [masculine] (French), ojibwée [feminine] (French), ojibwés [masculine, plural] (French), ojibwées [feminine, plural] (French), Anishinabe (German), ojibway (Italian), オジブワ族 (Ojibuwa-zoku) (Japanese), odžibviai (Lithuanian), ओजिबवे (ojibve) [masculine] (Marathi), ocīpīw (Menominee), ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯ [Canadian Syllabics] (Ojibwa), Anishinaabe [Roman] (Ojibwa), Anishinaabeg [Roman, plural] (Ojibwa), Nishnaabe (Ottawa), Nishnaabeg [plural] (Ottawa), Jibwe (Ottawa), Jibweg [plural] (Ottawa), ojibwa [masculine] (Portuguese), оджи́бва (odžíbva) [masculine] (Russian), оджи́бве (odžíbve) [masculine] (Russian), chippewa (Serbo-Croatian), ojibwa [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), ojibwa (Swedish), Ojibva (Turkish), Anişinaabe (Turkish), Çippeva (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-Ojibwe-en-name-x3f4goP~ Disambiguation of Native American tribes: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Chippewa, Chippeway, Chippewe, Ojibwa, Ojibway

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "member of Ojibwe people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ओजिबवे"
    },
    {
      "code": "mez",
      "lang": "Menominee",
      "sense": "member of Ojibwe people",
      "word": "ocīpīw"
    },
    {
      "code": "oj",
      "lang": "Ojibwa",
      "sense": "member of Ojibwe people",
      "tags": [
        "Canadian Syllabics"
      ],
      "word": "ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯ"
    },
    {
      "code": "oj",
      "lang": "Ojibwa",
      "sense": "member of Ojibwe people",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "Anishinaabe"
    },
    {
      "code": "oj",
      "lang": "Ojibwa",
      "sense": "member of Ojibwe people",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Anishinaabeg"
    },
    {
      "code": "otw",
      "lang": "Ottawa",
      "sense": "member of Ojibwe people",
      "word": "Nishnaabe"
    },
    {
      "code": "otw",
      "lang": "Ottawa",
      "sense": "member of Ojibwe people",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Nishnaabeg"
    },
    {
      "code": "otw",
      "lang": "Ottawa",
      "sense": "member of Ojibwe people",
      "word": "Jibwe"
    },
    {
      "code": "otw",
      "lang": "Ottawa",
      "sense": "member of Ojibwe people",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Jibweg"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "member of Ojibwe people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ojibwa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "odžíbva",
      "sense": "member of Ojibwe people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "оджи́бва"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "odžíbve",
      "sense": "member of Ojibwe people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "оджи́бве"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "member of Ojibwe people",
      "word": "chippewa"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "member of Ojibwe people",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ojibwa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "member of Ojibwe people",
      "word": "ojibwa"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "member of Ojibwe people",
      "word": "Ojibva"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "member of Ojibwe people",
      "word": "Anişinaabe"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "member of Ojibwe people",
      "word": "Çippeva"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ojibwe"
}

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