"ikwezensiwi" meaning in Ojibwe

See ikwezensiwi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Etymology: ikwezens (“girl”) + -wi (“be, become a certain kind of thing”) Etymology templates: {{suffix|oj|ikwezens|-wi|t1=girl|t2=be, become a certain kind of thing}} ikwezens (“girl”) + -wi (“be, become a certain kind of thing”) Head templates: {{head|oj|verb|changed conjunct form|ekwezensiwid|cat3=verb animate intransitive (vai)}} ikwezensiwi (changed conjunct form ekwezensiwid) Forms: ekwezensiwid [conjunct], no-table-tags [table-tags], nindikwezensiw [first-person, singular], nindikwezensiwisii [first-person, negative, singular], nindikwezensiwisiin [first-person, negative, singular], gidikwezensiw [second-person, singular], gidikwezensiwisii [negative, second-person, singular], gidikwezensiwisiin [negative, second-person, singular], ikwezensiwi [singular, third-person], ikwezensiwisii [negative, singular, third-person], ikwezensiwisiin [negative, singular, third-person], ikwezensiwiwan [obviative, third-person], ikwezensiwisiiwan [negative, obviative, third-person], ikwezensiwim [indefinite], ikwezensiwisiim [indefinite, negative], nindikwezensiwimin [exclusive, first-person, plural], nindikwezensiwisiimin [exclusive, first-person, negative, plural], gidikwezensiwimin [first-person, inclusive, plural], gidikwezensiwisiimin [first-person, inclusive, negative, plural], gidikwezensiwim [plural, second-person], gidikwezensiwisiim [negative, plural, second-person], ikwezensiwiwag [plural, third-person], ikwezensiwisiiwag [negative, plural, third-person], ikwezensiwiyaan [first-person, singular], ikwezensiwisiwaan [first-person, negative, singular], ikwezensiwiyan [second-person, singular], yin [second-person, singular], ikwezensiwisiwan [negative, second-person, singular], siwin [negative, second-person, singular], ikwezensiwid [singular, third-person], ikwezensiwisig [negative, singular, third-person], ikwezensiwinid [obviative, third-person], ikwezensiwisinid [negative, obviative, third-person], sinig [negative, obviative, third-person], ikwezensiwing [indefinite], ikwezensiwising [indefinite, negative], ikwezensiwiyaang [exclusive, first-person, plural], ikwezensiwisiwaang [exclusive, first-person, negative, plural], ikwezensiwiyang [first-person, inclusive, plural], ying [first-person, inclusive, plural], ikwezensiwisiwang [first-person, inclusive, negative, plural], siwing [first-person, inclusive, negative, plural], ikwezensiwiyeg [plural, second-person], ikwezensiwisiweg [negative, plural, second-person], ikwezensiwiwaad [plural, third-person], ikwezensiwisiwaad [negative, plural, third-person]
  1. be a girl
    Sense id: en-ikwezensiwi-oj-verb-o8LdELw8 Categories (other): Ojibwe entries with incorrect language header, Ojibwe terms suffixed with -wi, Ojibwe verb animate intransitive (vai), Pages using invalid parameters when calling Template:oj-vai initial vowel, final short vowel conjugation, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, People
     
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          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              24
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Long ago, when I was a little girl, my grandmother's husband died.",
          "text": "Mewinzha gii-ikwezensiwiyaan, gaa-nibonid iniw onaabeman a'aw nookomis.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "be a girl"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "girl",
          "girl"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ikwezensiwi"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ikwezensiwi meaning in Ojibwe (5.8kB)

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