zhiishiigwan

== Ojibwe == === Alternative forms === ᔒᐦᔒᐝᑾᓐ === Etymology === From Proto-Algonquian *ši·ʔši·kwani (“rattle”). Cognate with Potawatomi shishigwen, Menominee sīqsekwan, Montagnais shishikun, Miami šiihšiikwani, Plains Cree sîsîkwan, Northern East Cree shiishiikun, Southern East Cree shiishiikun, Unami shuhënikàn. Probably cognate with Cheyenne šé'šeno. ᔒᐦᔒᐝ (zhiishii) -gw- transitivity indicator -e animacy indicator -n nominalizing suffix === Noun === zhiishiigwan inan (plural zhiishiigwanan, diminutive zhiishiigwaans, locative zhiishiigwaning, stem zhiishiigwan-) rattle ==== Related terms ==== zhiishiigwe === References === Nora Livesay and John D. Nichols, editors (2012-2021), “zhiishiigwan”, in Ojibwe People's Dictionary‎[1], University of Minnesota