mdimooyenh

Definition: old woman

mdimooyenh
>na comm.
>pl mdimooyenyik; 1 old woman. Mdimooyenh sa go naa gii-naanniwan niwi gwisan, shkinwensag, shkinweg.
>There was (among them) an: old woman who had five sons, little boys and young men. SO1971.rs. Gnimaa aw mdimooyenh gga-shamgonaan.
>Maybe that old woman will feed us. AM1937.rs. Gchi-nokii aw mdimooyenh biinchiged maa gaawtaagmig.
>That old woman works hard cleaning up all over the house. AM1937.rs.
>Full-vowel form: mindimooyeny.

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: n71429484416n
GKS Reference Number: 17695
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