ishkode

Ojibwe

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *eškwete·wi. Compare Menominee esko·tɛ·w.

Noun

ishkode inan (plural ishkoden, diminutive ishkodens, locative ishkodeng, stem ishkodew-)

  1. fire
    Bapakine iwe ishkode.
    That fire is giving off sparks.

See also
  • -aak- (“fire”, medial)
  • boodawe (“build a fire”)
  • -ide (“is heated, affected by fire, inanimate subject”)
  • -izo (“is heated, affected by fire, animate subject”)

References
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