zhooshkodaabaan

Ojibwe

Etymology

zhooshkw- (“smooth, slippery”) + -idaabaan (“vehicle, sled”)

Noun

zhooshkodaabaan anim (plural zhooshkodaabaanag, diminutive zhooshkodaanaanens, locative zhooshkodaabaaning)

1. toboggan, sled

   Nanaa'in a'aw zhooshkodaabaan.

   Fix the sled.

Derived terms

• zhooshkodaabaanike (“make a toboggan, go tobogganing”)

Related terms

• odaabaan (“car, sled, something pulled”)

References

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