maada'igan

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Ojibwe[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From maada'an (“to scrape the hair and fat from (a hide)”) +‎ -gan (“a tool”). Cognate with Montagnais mataikan, Southern East Cree ᒫᑕᐦᐄᑲᓐ (maatahiikan), Blackfoot mattsikaan.

Noun[edit]

maada'igan inan (plural maada'iganan)

  1. hide scraper, flesher
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