mekdewkon'ye
Definition:
black robe, priest
Body
mekdewkon'ye
>na comm.
>pl mekdewkonâyek; 1 black robe, priest. Maaba sa begdenmaad niw sa eni-nbon'jin, dbishkoo naa noongo sa mekdewkon'ye ezhchiged, mzinhigan dagndaan nonda sa bgidenmaad gaa-nbon'jin.
>This person who performed the burial rites over those who died in the course of time, just as the priest does now, he read from a book when he performed the rites over one who had died. AM1937.rs. Gakina aanawi mashkikiiwininiwan gaye wii mekadehakwanayen odaano-gii-naadamaagoon gakina.
>In vain all the doctors and the priests tried to help him. AW1941.rn.
>Full-vowel form: mekadewikonaye.
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:
n71429561122n
GKS Reference Number:
17763