ziikoobiiginan

Ojibwe

Etymology

ziig- (“pour, spill, flow”, initial) + -in (“act on by hand”, final) + -an (“vti class marker”, suffix)

Verb

ziikoobiiginan (stem ziikoobiigin-, changed conjunct form zaakoobiiginang)

1. strain

   Nimaamaa ogii-aabajitoon babagiwayaanish gii-siikoobiiginamaang iwe ozhiga'iganaaboo.

   My mother used an old rag when we strained that sap.

2. drain
3. wring out

Derived terms

• ziikoobiiginamaw (“strain for (someone)”)
• ziikoobiiginigan (“strainer”)
• ziikoobiiginigaade (“be strained, they strain it, inanimate subject”)
• ziikoobiiginigaazo (“be strained, they strain it, animate subject”)
• ziikoobiiginige (“strain (unspecified things)”)

See also

• iskaabi (“dry up, drain out”)
• maagobidoon (“press, squeeze, wring”)
• ziinibiiginan (“wring out”)
• zhaabobiiginan (“strain”)

References

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