mazinaʼigan

Ojibwe

Etymology

From mazinaʼ- (“buy it on credit”) +‎ -gan

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Looking at the word parts and based on this term it seems that mazina'an originally meant something like "write it down", like ozhibii'an does now. If anyone can confirmed this, I'd be much obliged”

Noun

mazinaʼigan inan (plural mazinaʼiganan, diminutive mazinaʼigaans, mazinaʼiganens)

Derived terms

akii-mazinaʼigan (“map”)
anamiʼe-mazinaʼigan (“prayer book”)
babaamaajimoo-mazinaʼigan (“newspaper”)
dibaajimo-mazinaʼigan (“newspaper”)
giizisoo-mazinaʼigan (“calendar”)
mazinaʼiganiiwigamig (“post office”)
mazinaʼigani-zhooniyaa (“paper money”)
mazinaʼigani-makak (“cardboard box”)

References

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/mazina-igan-ni