mazinigwaadan

Ojibwe

Etymology

From

  • /mazin-/ : image, form
  • /-gwaad/ : sew it, probe it

Verb

mazinigwaadan (3sg conjunct mazinigwaadang, 3sg changed conjunct mezinigwaadang) (vti)

  1. (inanimate, transitive) to embroider, bead something
    Nimazinigwaadaan i'iw babagiwayaan.
    I am embroidering that shirt.

References

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