"ikwe" meaning in Ojibwe

See ikwe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: ikwewag [plural], ikwens [diminutive], ikwewish [pejorative], ikwew- [stem]
Etymology: From Proto-Algonquian *eθkwe·wa. Etymology templates: {{inh|oj|alg-pro|*eθkwe·wa}} Proto-Algonquian *eθkwe·wa Head templates: {{head|oj|noun|plural|ikwewag|diminutive|ikwens|pejorative|ikwewish|stem|ikwew-|cat2=animate nouns|g=an}} ikwe anim (plural ikwewag, diminutive ikwens, pejorative ikwewish, stem ikwew-)
  1. woman, lady Tags: animate
    Sense id: en-ikwe-oj-noun-CWvMCml9
  2. queen (cards) Tags: animate
    Sense id: en-ikwe-oj-noun-8N0iZEFI Categories (other): Ojibwe entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Ojibwe entries with incorrect language header: 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ikwekaazo, oshki-ikwe Related terms: ikwezens, oshkiniigikwe, -wikwew, inini, mindimooyenh
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

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  "categories": [
    {
      "_dis": "0 0",
      "kind": "other",
      "langcode": "oj",
      "name": "People",
      "orig": "oj:People",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w+disamb"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ikwekaazo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "oshki-ikwe"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oj",
        "2": "alg-pro",
        "3": "*eθkwe·wa"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Algonquian *eθkwe·wa",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Algonquian *eθkwe·wa.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ikwewag",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ikwens",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ikwewish",
      "tags": [
        "pejorative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ikwew-",
      "tags": [
        "stem"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oj",
        "10": "ikwew-",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "ikwewag",
        "5": "diminutive",
        "6": "ikwens",
        "7": "pejorative",
        "8": "ikwewish",
        "9": "stem",
        "cat2": "animate nouns",
        "g": "an"
      },
      "expansion": "ikwe anim (plural ikwewag, diminutive ikwens, pejorative ikwewish, stem ikwew-)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ojibwe",
  "lang_code": "oj",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ikwezens"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "oshkiniigikwe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "-wikwew"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "inini"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mindimooyenh"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              25,
              29
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              26,
              30
            ]
          ],
          "english": "What's that name of that lady sitting over there.",
          "text": "Aaniin ezhi-wiinzod awedi ikwe nemadabid.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "woman, lady"
      ],
      "id": "en-ikwe-oj-noun-CWvMCml9",
      "links": [
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ],
        [
          "lady",
          "lady"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "animate"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "28 72",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ojibwe entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "queen (cards)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ikwe-oj-noun-8N0iZEFI",
      "links": [
        [
          "queen",
          "queen"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "animate"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ikwe"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Ojibwe animate nouns",
    "Ojibwe entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ojibwe lemmas",
    "Ojibwe nouns",
    "Ojibwe terms derived from Proto-Algonquian",
    "Ojibwe terms inherited from Proto-Algonquian",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "oj:People"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ikwekaazo"
    },
    {
      "word": "oshki-ikwe"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oj",
        "2": "alg-pro",
        "3": "*eθkwe·wa"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Algonquian *eθkwe·wa",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Algonquian *eθkwe·wa.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ikwewag",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ikwens",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ikwewish",
      "tags": [
        "pejorative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ikwew-",
      "tags": [
        "stem"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oj",
        "10": "ikwew-",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "ikwewag",
        "5": "diminutive",
        "6": "ikwens",
        "7": "pejorative",
        "8": "ikwewish",
        "9": "stem",
        "cat2": "animate nouns",
        "g": "an"
      },
      "expansion": "ikwe anim (plural ikwewag, diminutive ikwens, pejorative ikwewish, stem ikwew-)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ojibwe",
  "lang_code": "oj",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "ikwezens"
    },
    {
      "word": "oshkiniigikwe"
    },
    {
      "word": "-wikwew"
    },
    {
      "word": "inini"
    },
    {
      "word": "mindimooyenh"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ojibwe terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              25,
              29
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              26,
              30
            ]
          ],
          "english": "What's that name of that lady sitting over there.",
          "text": "Aaniin ezhi-wiinzod awedi ikwe nemadabid.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "woman, lady"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ],
        [
          "lady",
          "lady"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "animate"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "queen (cards)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "queen",
          "queen"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "animate"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ikwe"
}

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