zhooshkodaabaan

Ojibwe

Etymology

By surface analysis, zhooshkw- (“smooth, slippery”) +‎ -idaabaan (“vehicle, sled”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Inherited from proto-Algonquian?”)

Noun

zhooshkodaabaan inan (plural zhooshkodaabaanag, locative zhooshkodaabaaning, diminutive zhooshkodaabaanens)

  1. toboggan, sled
    Nanaa'in a'aw zhooshkodaabaan. ― Fix the sled.

Derived terms

  • zhooshkodaabaanike (“make a toboggan, go tobogganing”)
  • odaabaan (“car, sled, something pulled”)

References

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