ishkwaa-

Ojibwe

Initial

ishkwaa- (root)

1. over, finished
2. after the end

Derived terms

• ishkwaajanokii-giizhigad (“be Saturday”)

Preverb

ishkwaa-

1. after

   Gii-ishkwaa-gidasigaadeg i'iw manoomin, mii zhigwa gii-mimigoshkigaadeg.

   After the rice is parched, then it is threshed.

2. being done, over

Derived terms

• ishkwaa-anamaʼe-giizhigad (“be Monday”)
• ishkwaa-naawakwe (“be afternoon”)

Related terms

• ishk- (“tired of”)
• ishkw- (“left over”)
• ishkwaaj (“last”)
• ishkwe- (“at the end, last”)

See also

• gabe- (“all the way, to the end”)
• wayekwaa- (“at the end”)

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/word-part/ishkwaa-initial
• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/ishkwaa-pv-lex