zhiishiigwan

Ojibwe

Alternative forms

• ᔒᐦᔒᐝᑾᓐ

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *šiᐧʔšiᐧkwani (“rattle”). Cognate with Potawatomi shishigwen, Menominee sīqsekwan, Montagnais shishikun, Miami šiihšiikwani, Plains Cree sîsîkwan, Northern East Cree shiishiikun, Southern East Cree shiishiikun, Unami shuhënikàn. Probably cognate with Cheyenne šé'šeno.

• ᔒᐦᔒᐝ (zhiishii)
• -gw- transitivity indicator
• -e animacy indicator
• -n nominalizing suffix

Noun

zhiishiigwan inan (plural zhiishiigwanan, diminutive zhiishiigwaans, locative zhiishiigwaning, stem zhiishiigwan-)

1. rattle

Related terms

• zhiishiigwe

References

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