giziibiiginan

Ojibwe

Etymology

giziibiig- (“wash”) + -in (“act on by hand”) + -an (vti class marker)

Verb

giziibiiginan (stem giziibiigin-, changed conjunct form geziibiiginang)

1. wash by hand

Derived terms

• giziibiiginamaw (“wash for (someone)”)
• giziibiiginigaade (“be washed, they wash it, inanimate subject”)
• giziibiiginigaazo (“be washed, they wash it/her/him, animate subject”)
• giziibiiginige (“wash (unspecified things)”)

Related terms

• giziibiigin (“wash, animate object”)

References

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