badakibidoon

Ojibwe

Etymology

badak- (prick, pierce) + -bid (pull, use hands on)

Verb

badakibidoon (stem badakibid-, changed conjunct form bedakibidood)

1. hook
2. grab on to (with something sharp)

   Mii eta go badakibidood, babaa-mamaashkwapidood wiigiwaamaak.

   She only had to pull the wigwam frame upright and tie it tight all around.

Related terms

• badakibizh

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/badakibidoon-vti2