goon

Definition: snow (fallen snow)

goon
>na LH
>loc gooning; 1 snow (fallen snow). Gegzhebaawgak goon kina gii-ngaabaawe.
>By morning all the snow had melted away. AM1937.rs. Ngwaji dizhwebwaan goonan.
>He is sweeping away the snow. AM1937.rs.
>Full-vowel form: agoon.

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: n73030426332n
GKS Reference Number: 16182
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