ziikoobiiginan

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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)

strain
Nimaamaa ogii-aabajitoon babagiwayaanish gii-siikoobiiginamaang iwe ozhiga'iganaaboo.
My mother used an old rag when we strained that sap.
drain
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

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