jidmoonh

Definition: squirrel

jidmoonh
>na comm.
>pl jidmoonyik;
>pej jidmoonyish; 1 squirrel. Mii sa giiwenh jidmoonyan, "Aa sa naa, bbaa-ggwezkan!," dinaan giiwenh.
>Then he (Nenabush) said to the squirrel, "Come on! Go and test its firmness!" SO1971.rs. Jidmoonh bbaamaandwebtoo bbaa-waabndang bgaanan giishpin yaabden'gwen.
>The squirrel is running about on the branches looking to see whether the nuts are ripe. AM1937.rs.
>Full-vowel form: ajidamoony.

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: n73028344515n
GKS Reference Number: 16864
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