maada'igan
Ojibwe
Etymology
From maada'an (“to scrape the hair and fat from (a hide)”) + -gan (“a tool”). Cognate with Montagnais mataikan, Southern East Cree ᒫᑕᐦᐄᑲᓐ (maatahiikan), Blackfoot mattsikaan.
Noun
maada'igan inan (plural maada'iganan)
- hide scraper, flesher