ogimaa

Ojibwe

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oɡɪmɑː/

Noun

ogimaa anim (plural ogimaag, obviative ogimaan, diminutive ogimaans)

  1. a leader (particularly male): a chief, king, boss
  2. a king (playing card)

Derived terms

  • gichi-ogimaa (“highest leader”)
  • odoogimaami (“s/he has a boss/bosses”)
  • ogimaakaazo (“s/he pretends to be the boss”)
  • ogimaakwe (“a female leader/chief; the wife of a leader/chief”)
  • ogimaawi (“s/he is the leader/chief”)
    • ogimaawiwin (“leadership, chiefhood”)

References

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