"zhigaag" meaning in Ojibwe

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Noun

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, {{m|alg-pro|*šek-||to urinate}} *šek- (“to urinate”), {{cog|oj||zhiishiigi-|gloss=to urinate}} Ojibwe zhiishiigi- (“to urinate”) Head templates: {{head|oj|noun|plural|zhigaagwag|diminutive|zhigaagoons}} zhigaag (plural zhigaagwag, diminutive zhigaagoons)
  1. striped skunk Categories (lifeform): Animals, Mammals

Download JSON data for zhigaag meaning in Ojibwe (2.2kB)

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      "args": {
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        "2": "alg-pro",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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        "2": "*šek-",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to urinate"
      },
      "expansion": "*šek- (“to urinate”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "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"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "6": "zhigaagoons"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ojibwe",
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  "pos": "noun",
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        },
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          "name": "Animals",
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            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "oj",
          "name": "Mammals",
          "orig": "oj:Mammals",
          "parents": [
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            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "striped skunk"
      ],
      "id": "en-zhigaag-oj-noun-t0VOHeO4",
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          "striped skunk#English"
        ]
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "/ʒɪˈɡaːk/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zhigaag"
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "1": "alg-pro",
        "2": "*šek-",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to urinate"
      },
      "expansion": "*šek- (“to urinate”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oj",
        "2": "",
        "3": "zhiishiigi-",
        "gloss": "to urinate"
      },
      "expansion": "Ojibwe zhiishiigi- (“to urinate”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "zhigaagwag",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zhigaagoons",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "5": "diminutive",
        "6": "zhigaagoons"
      },
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Ojibwe lemmas",
        "Ojibwe nouns",
        "Ojibwe terms derived from Proto-Algonquian",
        "Ojibwe terms inherited from Proto-Algonquian",
        "Ojibwe terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Ojibwe terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "oj:Animals",
        "oj:Mammals"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "striped skunk"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "striped skunk",
          "striped skunk#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "/ʒɪˈɡaːk/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zhigaag"
}

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