gijikonayezigan

Ojibwe

Etymology

Apparently from an unattested verb *gijikonayezan (“remove its clothes with heat”), with noun-forming suffix -gan, the verb from gid- (“remove”) +‎ -ikonaye- (“clothing”) +‎ -iz (“act on it by heating”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɪd͡ʒɪkʰonʌjeːzɪɡʌn/

Noun

gijikonayezigan anim (plural gijikonayeziganag)

  1. hominy, nixtamal

References

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