zhingobaandag
Ojibwe edit
Etymology edit
zhingoby- (“fir, bough of an evergreen”) + -aandagw (“tree (fir), bough”)
Noun edit
zhingobaandag anim (plural zhingobaandagoog, diminutive zhingobaandagoons, locative zhingobaandagong, stem zhingobaandagw-)
- fir bough
- Miish i’iw enanokiiyaan niin, mii ezhi-niibawiyaan jiigishkode ganawaabandamaan gegoo iwidi ziigigamidesinog, ezhi-dakonag zhingobaandag.
- What I did was stand by the fire watching things so they didn't boil over, holding a fir bough.