waagaakwad

== Ojibwe == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /wɑːɡɑːkʰwʌd/ === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *wa·ka·xkwatwi. By surface analysis, from waag- (“curved, bent”) +‎ -aakw- (“stick”) +‎ -ad (“it is in a state/condition”). ==== Verb ==== waagaakwad (inanimate intransitive) it is bent (something stick or wood-like) === Etymology 2 === Nominalization of etymology 1 with -w. ==== Noun ==== waagaakwad inan (plural waagaakwadoon, locative waagaakwadong, diminutive waagaakwadoons, pejorative waagaakwadosh) an axe an axe blade (Can we verify(+) this sense?) ===== Derived terms ===== owaagaakwado (“s/he has an axe”) waagaakwadoons (“a hatchet”) waagaakwadwaabik (“an axe blade”) waagaakwadwaatig (“an axe handle”) === References === Nora Livesay and John D. Nichols, editors (2012-2021), “waagaakwad”, in Ojibwe People's Dictionary‎[1], University of Minnesota