dbik-giizis

Definition: moon

dbik-giizis
>na comm.
>loc dbik-giisoong; 1 moon. Gmaapiich giiwenh miinwaa gii-waawyezi dbik-giizis.
>But later on the moon gets to be full (round) again. FF1975.rs. Aabtoowaabkizi nongo dbik-giizis.
>The moon is half moon tonight. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: dibik-giizis|w.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Noun Animate noun
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n72994040743n
GKS Reference Number: 14080
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