bakwezhigan

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Ojibwe

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Etymology

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From Proto-Algonquian *pahkwe·šikan- (bread). Equivalent to bakwezh- (cut a piece off) +‎ -gan (nominalizer).

Noun

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bakwezhigan (plural bakwezhiganag) (animate)

  1. bread, bannock
  2. flour

Inflection

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  • bakwezhiganag (plural)
  • bakwezhiganing (locative)
  • bakwezhigaans (diminutive)