ziigwebinigan

Ojibwe

Etymology

By surface analysis, ziigwebin- (“spill, pour out”) +‎ -gan (“nominalizer”)

Noun

ziigwebinigan inan (plural ziigwebiniganan, locative ziigwebiniganing, diminutive ziigwebinigaans)

  1. garbage, slop, trash
  2. dump
  3. something dumped out

References

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