zhooshkodaabaan

Ojibwe

Etymology

zhooshkw- (“smooth, slippery”) + -idaabaan (“vehicle, sled”)

Noun

zhooshkodaabaan anim (plural zhooshkodaabaanag, diminutive zhooshkodaanaanens, locative zhooshkodaabaaning)

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

Derived terms

zhooshkodaabaanike (“make a toboggan, go tobogganing”)

Related terms

odaabaan (“car, sled, something pulled”)

References

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/zhooshkodaabaan-na

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