zhingobaandag

Ojibwe

Etymology

zhingoby- (“fir, bough of an evergreen”) +‎ -aandagw (“tree (fir), bough”)

Noun

zhingobaandag anim (plural zhingobaandagoog, diminutive zhingobaandagoons, locative zhingobaandagong, stem zhingobaandagw-)

1. fir bough

   Miish i’iw enanokiiyaan niin, mii ezhi-niibawiyaan jiigishkode ganawaabandamaan gegoo iwidi ziigigamidesinog, ezhi-dakonag zhingobaandag.

   What I did was stand by the fire watching things so they didn't boil over, holding a fir bough.

References

• https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/zhingobaandag-na