"nika" meaning in Ojibwe

{
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oj",
        "2": "alg-pro",
        "3": "*nexka"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Algonquian *nexka",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "atj",
        "2": "niska"
      },
      "expansion": "Atikamekw niska",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "crk",
        "2": "ᓂᐢᑲ"
      },
      "expansion": "Plains Cree ᓂᐢᑲ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "crj",
        "2": "ᓂᔅᒃ"
      },
      "expansion": "Southern East Cree ᓂᔅᒃ (nisk)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "crl",
        "2": "ᓂᔅᒃ"
      },
      "expansion": "Northern East Cree ᓂᔅᒃ (nisk)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "chy",
        "2": "héna'e"
      },
      "expansion": "Cheyenne héna'e",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "moe",
        "2": "nishk"
      },
      "expansion": "Montagnais nishk",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Algonquian *nexka. Cognate with Atikamekw niska, Plains Cree ᓂᐢᑲ, Southern East Cree ᓂᔅᒃ (nisk), Northern East Cree ᓂᔅᒃ (nisk), Cheyenne héna'e, Montagnais nishk.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nikag",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nikens",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nik-",
      "tags": [
        "stem"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "nikag",
        "5": "diminutive",
        "6": "nikens",
        "7": "stem",
        "8": "nik-",
        "cat2": "animate nouns",
        "g": "an"
      },
      "expansion": "nika anim (plural nikag, diminutive nikens, stem nik-)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ojibwe",
  "lang_code": "oj",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ojibwe entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 11 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "oj",
          "name": "Animals",
          "orig": "oj:Animals",
          "parents": [
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "oj",
          "name": "Birds",
          "orig": "oj:Birds",
          "parents": [
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "oj",
          "name": "Geese",
          "orig": "oj:Geese",
          "parents": [
            "Anatids",
            "Poultry",
            "Freshwater birds",
            "Birds",
            "Livestock",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Agriculture",
            "Animals",
            "Chordates",
            "Applied sciences",
            "Lifeforms",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 0 0 1 2 1 11 13 7 11 11 11 11 1 10 1 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 11 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 0 0 1 2 1 10 12 7 11 10 11 11 0 14 1 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "March",
          "word": "nika-giizis"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The geese are migrating now.",
          "text": "Mii zhigwa bimiinowaad igi nikag.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "goose, Canada goose (Branta canadensis)"
      ],
      "id": "en-nika-oj-noun-BOcMTWp5",
      "links": [
        [
          "goose",
          "goose"
        ],
        [
          "Canada goose",
          "Canada goose"
        ],
        [
          "Branta canadensis",
          "Branta canadensis#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "english": "hunt geese",
          "word": "noojinikawe"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "animate"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "nika"
}

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    "Pages with 11 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "March",
      "word": "nika-giizis"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oj",
        "2": "alg-pro",
        "3": "*nexka"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Algonquian *nexka",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "atj",
        "2": "niska"
      },
      "expansion": "Atikamekw niska",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "crk",
        "2": "ᓂᐢᑲ"
      },
      "expansion": "Plains Cree ᓂᐢᑲ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "crj",
        "2": "ᓂᔅᒃ"
      },
      "expansion": "Southern East Cree ᓂᔅᒃ (nisk)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "crl",
        "2": "ᓂᔅᒃ"
      },
      "expansion": "Northern East Cree ᓂᔅᒃ (nisk)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "chy",
        "2": "héna'e"
      },
      "expansion": "Cheyenne héna'e",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "moe",
        "2": "nishk"
      },
      "expansion": "Montagnais nishk",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Algonquian *nexka. Cognate with Atikamekw niska, Plains Cree ᓂᐢᑲ, Southern East Cree ᓂᔅᒃ (nisk), Northern East Cree ᓂᔅᒃ (nisk), Cheyenne héna'e, Montagnais nishk.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nikag",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nikens",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nik-",
      "tags": [
        "stem"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oj",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "nikag",
        "5": "diminutive",
        "6": "nikens",
        "7": "stem",
        "8": "nik-",
        "cat2": "animate nouns",
        "g": "an"
      },
      "expansion": "nika anim (plural nikag, diminutive nikens, stem nik-)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ojibwe",
  "lang_code": "oj",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "hunt geese",
      "word": "noojinikawe"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "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",
        "Ojibwe terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 11 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "oj:Animals",
        "oj:Birds",
        "oj:Geese"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The geese are migrating now.",
          "text": "Mii zhigwa bimiinowaad igi nikag.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "goose, Canada goose (Branta canadensis)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "goose",
          "goose"
        ],
        [
          "Canada goose",
          "Canada goose"
        ],
        [
          "Branta canadensis",
          "Branta canadensis#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "animate"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "nika"
}