mawinzwaadan

Ojibwe

Etymology

mawinzo (“pick berries”) +‎ -aad (“act on”) + -an (vti class marker)

Verb

mawinzwaadan (stem mawinzwaad-, changed conjunct form mewinzwaadang)

  1. pick fruit or berries
    Omawinzwaadaan iw ode'imini-gitigaan.
    He's picking the strawberry patch.
  • mawinzwaazh (“pick fruit or berries, that are animate”)

References

  • Nora Livesay and John D. Nichols, editors (2012-2021), “mawinzwaadan”, in Ojibwe People's Dictionary‎[1], University of Minnesota
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