giizhig

== Ojibwe == === Etymology === From Proto-Algonquian *ki·šekatwi (“day”). Cognate with Unami kishux. === Noun === giizhig anim (plural giizhigoog, locative giizhigong, stem giizhigw-) day sky heaven ==== Derived terms ==== giizhigad (“it is (a) day”) ==== Related terms ==== giizhik (“day”, number adverb) ==== See also ==== -gon- (“day”, medial) -gonag- (“day”, medial) ishpiming (“in the sky, above, in heaven”) days of the week (appendix): anamaʼe-giizhigad (“Sunday”) · ishkwaa-anamaʼe-giizhigad (“Monday”) · niizhogiizhigad (“Tuesday”) · aabitoose (“Wednesday”) · niiyogiizhigad (“Thursday”) · naanogiizhigad (“Friday”) · ishkwaajanokii-giizhigad (“Saturday”) [edit] === References === The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/giizhig-na