zinigonan

Ojibwe

Etymology

zinigw- (“rub”) + -in (“act on by hand”) + -an (vti class marker)

Verb

zinigonan (stem zinigon-, changed conjunct form zenigonang, reduplicated form zazinigonan)

  1. rub with something

Derived terms

  • zinigonamaw (“rub with something for (someone)”)
  • zinigonigaade (“be rubbed, they rub it, inanimate subject”)
  • zinigonigaazo (“be rubbed, they rub it/her/him, animate subject”)
  • zinigonige (“rub (unspecified things)”)
  • zinigon (“rub with something, animate object”)

References

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