ᐅᑭᒫᐤ okimâw
(noun, animate)
1
a person in a position of authority (e.g., a boss, a manager, an officer, a person in charge of a hunt, etc.)
Examples
ᐊᓜᐱᒄ, ᓂᑮ ᐃᑎᑯᓈᓐ ᐅᑭᒫᐤ᙮ ᐹᑎᒫ ᑭᔐᐹᔮᑫ ᑲ ᐋᐸᑎᓯᓈᐙᐤ᙮
"Sit and rest," said the boss to us. "Not until tomorrow morning will you work."
Herbert McLeod - The Deborah James Corpus [1980]
2
(as a polite term of address)(obsolete)
sir, mister
Etymology
Cognate of Anishinabe ogimâ and Meskwaki okimâwa, Proto-Algonquian *wekimâwa, the second sense being a calque of English sir.
16 results found
Some words starting with 'okimâw'
a seat of a person in a position of authority
s/he dresses like a person of authority, is dressed like a person of authority
s/he dresses h/ like a person of authority
a headdress worn by a person of authority (e.g., a crown)
s/he is considered a person of authority
recognition of a person's authority
s/he considers h/ a person of authority
s/he considers h/ a person of authority
of or pertaining to a person of authority
s/he appoints h/ to a position of authority
a building or room of person in a position authority
s/he stands in an authorative manner
s/he looks distinguished
s/he is in a position of authority
1
authority
2
(biblical) kingdom