wigwam

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

wigwam

from Algonquian languages, possibly Ojibwe wiigiwaam; Proto-Algonquian *wiːkiwaːhmi ('house, wigwam'), derived from *wiːki or *wiːkiwa ('house'); from the same derivative comes Fox wiikiyaapi, which gave English wickiup.

Definition

architecture

Plural

wigwams

Translations

  • germangerman:Wigwam
  • englishenglish:wigwam
  • chinesechinese:维格沃姆
  • danishdanish:wigwam
  • spanishspanish:wigwam
  • finnishfinnish:wigwam
  • italianitalian:wigwam
  • japanesejapanese:ウィグワム
  • dutchdutch:wigwam
  • polishpolish:wigwam
  • russianrussian:вигвам
  • swedishswedish:wigwam
  • ukrainianukrainian:вігвам