dba'gaans

Definition: minute

dba'gaans
>ni 1 minute. Neyeniizh onzigaadewan midaaso-dibahigaans, gii-dakaagamising baamaa.
>They are boiled, both of them, for ten minutes, and then allowed to cool. AW1941.rn. Niishtana nso-dbagaans dnide waabi-mnoomin.
>Rice takes twenty minutes to cook. MC2005.cs. Ngodwaaso-dbahgaans shkwaa-ngo-dbahganek.
>It's six minutes after one o'clock. MC2001.rs. Aabta-dbahgaans ngii-ndaahaagmahaan nboob.
>I stirred the soup for half a minute. MC2001.rs. 2 hour. Niizho-dbahgaans dnizan.
>Cook it for two hours. AM1937.rs. Nso-dbahgaans dnizan.
>Cook it for three hours. AM1937.rs.
>Full-vowel form: dibahigaans.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Noun Inanimate noun
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n72992951172n
GKS Reference Number: 14014
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