zhigaag

Ojibwe

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *šeka·kwa, from *šek- (“to urinate”) (Ojibwe zhiishiigi- (“to urinate”))

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʒɪˈɡaːk/

Noun

zhigaag (plural zhigaagwag, diminutive zhigaagoons)

1. striped skunk