waawiyebiiʼigan

Ojibwe

Etymology

From waawiye- (“round”) + -biiʼige (“inscribe”) + -gan (“nominalizer”).

Noun

waawiyebiiʼigan (plural waawiyebiiʼiganan)

  1. protractor
  2. drafting compass, pair of compasses
  3. drawn or painted circle
  4. zero
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