zhaabonigan

Ojibwe

Noun

zhaabonigan (plural zhaaboniganan, diminutive zhaabonigaans, locative zhaaboniganing)

1. needle

   Gii-naabidoo'amaan i'iw zhaabonigan, ningii-kashka'oonaa a'aw asabaabiins.

   When I threaded the needle, I tied the thread off.