mawinzwaadan

Ojibwe

Etymology

mawinzo (“pick berries”) +‎ -aad (“act on”) + -an (vti class marker)

Verb

mawinzwaadan (stem mawinzwaad-, changed conjunct form mewinzwaadang)

pick fruit or berries
Omawinzwaadaan iw ode'imini-gitigaan.
He's picking the strawberry patch.

Related terms

mawinzwaazh (“pick fruit or berries, that are animate”)

References

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

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