"zhigaag" meaning in Ojibwe

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Noun

IPA: /ʒɪˈɡaːk/ Forms: zhigaagwag [plural], zhigaagoons [diminutive]
Etymology: From Proto-Algonquian *šeka·kwa, from *šek- (“to urinate”) (Ojibwe zhiishiigi- (“to urinate”)) Etymology templates: {{inh|oj|alg-pro|*šeka·kwa}} Proto-Algonquian *šeka·kwa, {{cog|oj||zhiishiigi-|gloss=to urinate}} Ojibwe zhiishiigi- (“to urinate”) Head templates: {{oj-noun|dim=zhigaagoons|g=an|pl=zhigaagwag}} zhigaag anim (plural zhigaagwag, diminutive zhigaagoons)
  1. striped skunk Tags: animate
    Sense id: en-zhigaag-oj-noun-t0VOHeO4 Categories (other): Ojibwe entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Animals, Mammals
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oj",
        "2": "alg-pro",
        "3": "*šeka·kwa"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Algonquian *šeka·kwa",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oj",
        "2": "",
        "3": "zhiishiigi-",
        "gloss": "to urinate"
      },
      "expansion": "Ojibwe zhiishiigi- (“to urinate”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Algonquian *šeka·kwa, from *šek- (“to urinate”) (Ojibwe zhiishiigi- (“to urinate”))",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "zhigaagwag",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zhigaagoons",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "dim": "zhigaagoons",
        "g": "an",
        "pl": "zhigaagwag"
      },
      "expansion": "zhigaag anim (plural zhigaagwag, diminutive zhigaagoons)",
      "name": "oj-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ojibwe",
  "lang_code": "oj",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ojibwe entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "oj",
          "name": "Animals",
          "orig": "oj:Animals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "oj",
          "name": "Mammals",
          "orig": "oj:Mammals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "striped skunk"
      ],
      "id": "en-zhigaag-oj-noun-t0VOHeO4",
      "links": [
        [
          "striped skunk",
          "striped skunk"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "animate"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʒɪˈɡaːk/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zhigaag"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oj",
        "2": "alg-pro",
        "3": "*šeka·kwa"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Algonquian *šeka·kwa",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oj",
        "2": "",
        "3": "zhiishiigi-",
        "gloss": "to urinate"
      },
      "expansion": "Ojibwe zhiishiigi- (“to urinate”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Algonquian *šeka·kwa, from *šek- (“to urinate”) (Ojibwe zhiishiigi- (“to urinate”))",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "zhigaagwag",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zhigaagoons",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "dim": "zhigaagoons",
        "g": "an",
        "pl": "zhigaagwag"
      },
      "expansion": "zhigaag anim (plural zhigaagwag, diminutive zhigaagoons)",
      "name": "oj-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ojibwe",
  "lang_code": "oj",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ojibwe animate nouns",
        "Ojibwe entries with incorrect language header",
        "Ojibwe lemmas",
        "Ojibwe nouns",
        "Ojibwe terms derived from Proto-Algonquian",
        "Ojibwe terms inherited from Proto-Algonquian",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "oj:Animals",
        "oj:Mammals"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "striped skunk"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "striped skunk",
          "striped skunk"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "animate"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʒɪˈɡaːk/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zhigaag"
}

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