gwiwin
Definition:
garment, [item of] clothing
Body
gwiwin
>ni comm.
>loc gwiwning;
>pl gwiwnan; 1 garment, [item of] clothing. Mii dash gii-biiskang nyaangnin'gin gwiwnan.
>Then he put on light garments. AM1937.rs. Gmaapii dash gii-bi-gdoode gye gii-bengzhehdizod, gye gii-biiskang bekaandin'gin niw sa gwiwnan.
>Finally he came crawling out and dried himself and put on other clothes. AM1937.rs. Gkina gii-mkaanan gwiwnan.
>He found all the clothes. AM1937.rs.
>Full-vowel form: agwiwin.
Languages:
Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech:
Noun
Inanimate noun
Source of term:
Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID:
n73031729518n
GKS Reference Number:
16588