dooskaabshin

Definition: lie with one's eyes open

dooskaabshin
>vai
>1sIND ndooskaabshin;
>3sCCONJ e-dooskaabshing; 1 lie with one's eyes open. Geyaabi go dooskaabshin; gaa go mshi nbaa-sii.
>She's lying with her eyes still open; she isn't asleep yet. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: dooskaabishin.

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: n73014480024n
GKS Reference Number: 14519
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