zhiiwaagamizigan

Ojibwe

Etymology

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

Noun

zhiiwaagamizigan inan (locative zhiiwaagamiziganing)

1. 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