dshing
Definition:
a certain number of times
Body
dshing
>av comm. 1 a certain number of times. Aanii-sh manj go naa iidig mnik dshing gaa-googiigwen wa, de-mnik sa go iidig wgii-maawnjitoon wi kiins.
>It's not known how many times he dived, probably as often as was necessary to gather up the little bits of earth. SO1971.rs. Aaniish mnik dshing gaa-mdwesing biiyaabkoons? Niibna dshing go; gaa'sh go wiya nkwet-zii.
>How many times did the phone ring? Many times; still, no one's answering. MC2005.cs.
>Grammar note: Contains relative root /daS/.
>Full-vowel form: dashing.
Languages:
Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech:
Adverb
Source of term:
Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID:
n73015154742n
GKS Reference Number:
14554