ziigwebinan

Ojibwe

Etymology

ziig- (moving liquid, spill) + -webin (act on forcefull by hand, fling, shove) + -an (vti class marker)

Verb

ziigwebinan (stem ziigwebin-, changed conjunct form zaagwebinang, reduplicated form zaasiigwebinan)

1. spill

   Ogii-bichi-ziigwebinaan doodooshaaboo.

   He accidentally spilled the milk.

2. pour out, dump out

Derived terms

• ziigwebinige (“spill unspecified things, pour things out”)
• ziigwebinigaade (“be spilled out, inanimate subject”)
• ziigwebinigaazo (“be spilled out, animate subject”)
• ziigwebinigan (“something dumped out, garbage, dump”)

Related terms

• ziiginan (“spill, pour out”)
• ziigwebin (“spill, pour out, animate subject”)

References

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