mnookmi

Definition: be spring, be springtime

mnookmi
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>3sCCONJ menookmik; 1 be spring, be springtime. Wiiba nongo gii-mnookmi. Spring came early this year. MC2005.cs. Eshkam wiikaa ni-bngishmo wa giizis maanda ni-mnookmik. The sun sets later and later as spring wears on. MC2005.cs. Full-vowel form: minookami.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Inanimate intransitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n71430252896n
GKS Reference Number: 18364
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