zhiiwaagamizigan

Ojibwe

Etymology

zhiiwaagamizan (“cook to a syrup”) +‎ -gan (“nominalizer”)

Noun

zhiiwaagamizigan inan (locative zhiiwaagamiziganing)

syrup, maple syrup
Gagwe-minotoon iwe zhiiwaagamizigan wezhitooyin.
Try and make the syrup you're making good.

Derived terms

zhiiwaagamiziganike (“make syrup”)

See also

ziinzibaakwadwaaboo (“maple sap”)

References

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/ziinzibaakwadwaaboo-ni

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