onaagan

Ojibwe

Etymology

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Noun

onaagan inan (plural onaaganan, locative onaaganing, diminutive onaagaans, pejorative onaaganish)

  1. plate, dish
    Ningizibiiginaan i'iw onaagan. Wiinad. ― I'm washing this dish. It's dirty.

Derived terms

  • gichi-onaagan
  • desinaagan
  • mitigonaagan

References

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