ziigwebinan
Ojibwe
Etymology
ziig- (moving liquid, spill) + -webin (act on forcefull by hand, fling, shove) + -an (vti class marker)
Verb
ziigwebinan (stem ziigwebin-, changed conjunct form zaagwebinang, reduplicated form zaasiigwebinan)
- spill
- Ogii-bichi-ziigwebinaan doodooshaaboo.
- He accidentally spilled the milk.
- pour out, dump out
Derived terms
- ziigwebinige (“spill unspecified things, pour things out”)
- ziigwebinigaade (“be spilled out, inanimate subject”)
- ziigwebinigaazo (“be spilled out, animate subject”)
- ziigwebinigan (“something dumped out, garbage, dump”)
Related terms
- ziiginan (“spill, pour out”)
- ziigwebin (“spill, pour out, animate subject”)
References
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/ziigwebinan-vti
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