ziikoobiiginan
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Ojibwe[edit]
Etymology[edit]
ziig- (“pour, spill, flow”, initial) + -in (“act on by hand”, final) + -an (“vti class marker”, suffix)
Verb[edit]
ziikoobiiginan (stem ziikoobiigin-, changed conjunct form zaakoobiiginang)
- strain
- Nimaamaa ogii-aabajitoon babagiwayaanish gii-siikoobiiginamaang iwe ozhiga'iganaaboo.
- My mother used an old rag when we strained that sap.
- drain
- wring out
Derived terms[edit]
- ziikoobiiginamaw (“strain for (someone)”)
- ziikoobiiginigan (“strainer”)
- ziikoobiiginigaade (“be strained, they strain it, inanimate subject”)
- ziikoobiiginigaazo (“be strained, they strain it, animate subject”)
- ziikoobiiginige (“strain (unspecified things)”)
See also[edit]
- iskaabi (“dry up, drain out”)
- maagobidoon (“press, squeeze, wring”)
- ziinibiiginan (“wring out”)
- zhaabobiiginan (“strain”)
References[edit]
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/ziikoobiiginan-vti