waasamoo-bimide

Ojibwe

Etymology

waasamoo- +‎ bimide

Noun

waasamoo-bimide inan (locative waasamoo-bimideng, stem waasamoo-bimidew-)

1. gas, gasoline

   Ingii-piidoon ingo-minikwaajigan iwe waasamoo-bimide.

   I brought one gallon of gas.

Derived terms

• waasamoobimide-adaawewigamig (“gas station”)
• waasamoobimide-zhooshkodaabaan (“snowmobile”)

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/waasamoo-bimide-ni