mazinichigan

Ojibwe

Etymology

By surface analysis, mazinit- (“make a representation or image of it”) +‎ -gan (“nominalizer”).

Noun

mazinichigan anim (plural mazinichiganag, locative mazinichiganing, diminutive mazinichigaans)

  1. doll
  2. statue
  3. figurine
  4. effigy

References

  • Nora Livesay and John D. Nichols, editors (2012-2021), “mazinichigan”, in Ojibwe People's Dictionary‎[1], University of Minnesota
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