doopon

Definition: eat from something; use something as a dish [in eating]

doopon
>vaio comm.
>1sIND ndoopon;
>3sCCONJ e-doopot;
>1sIND ndi-doop;
>1sIND ndoop; 1 eat from something; use something as a dish [in eating]. Miinwaa piniin gii-gbaashmaawaan miinwaa gookooshan, gii-mnazwaawaan gaa dash gegoo waa-doopwaad.
>And they boiled potatoes and cooked pork, but they lacked anything (dishes) to eat on. AK1976.rs. Maanda egaaching naagan nga-doopon; bangii go naa nwii-wiisin.
>I'll use this small plate here; I'm just going to eat a little bit. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: adoopon.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Animate intransitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73014479180n
GKS Reference Number: 14515
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