ziiginan

Ojibwe

Etymology

ziig- (“pour, spill, flow”, initial) + -in (“act on by hand”, final) + -an (“vti class marker”, suffix)

Verb

ziiginan (stem ziigin-, changed conjunct form zaaginang, reduplicated form zaaziiginan)

1. pour (takes an inanimate object)

   Geyaabi daga ziiginan.

   Please pour some more.

2. spill out

Derived terms

• ziiginamaw (“pour it for (someone)”)
• ziiginigaade (“be poured out, they pour it out, inanimate object”)
• ziiginigaazo (“be poured out, they pour it out, animate object”)
• ziiginige (“pour (unspecified things)”)

Related terms

• ziigin (“pour, spill, animate object”)
• ziigwebinan (“pour out, spill, inanimate object”)

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/ziiginan-vti