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)”)

Related terms

• zinigon (“rub with something, animate object”)

References

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