zhooniyaa

Ojibwe

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *šoᐧliyaᐧw- (“money”). Cognate with Fox shôniyâhi (“money”).

Noun

zhooniyaa anim (locative zhooniyaang, diminutive zhooniyaans)

  1. money
    • 2006-2011, Heid E. Erdrich, Ezhi-bimoseyaang [The Way We Walk]:
      Nda'dibaadaaminan nokiiwinan miinwaa zhooniyaa miinwaa dibaajimaangidwa, niijaanisinaanig.
      We talk of work and money and we talk of our children.

Derived terms

verbs
  • sozhooniyaami
  • zhooniyaakaadan
  • zhooniyaakaazh
  • zhooniyaake
compounds
  • gwayako-zhooniyaa
  • mazina'igani-zhooniyaa
  • ozaawaa-zhooniyaa
  • zhooniyaa-makak
  • zhooniyaa-mashkimod
  • zhooniyaa-mazina'igan
  • zhooniyaa-waagosh

References

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