atoobaan

Ojibwe

Etymology

atoobii (“store liquid”) +‎ -n (“nominalizer”)

Noun

atoobaan anim (plural atoobaanag, diminutive atoobaanens, locative atoobaaning)

  1. a large container for liquid
  2. trough, vat
  3. tank
  4. sink
  5. radiator
    Weweni go izhinaagozi a'aw atoobaan.
    That radiator looks good.

Noun

atoobaan inan (plural atoobaanan, locative atoobaaning)

  1. a large container for liquid
  2. trough, vat
  3. tank
    Gii-gichi-mashkawaakwadin i'iw gimiwanaaboo imaa atoobaaning gaa-ateg.
    The rainwater that was in the tank was frozen solid.
  4. sink
  5. radiator

References

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