shkinwe

Definition: young man, [male] youth

shkinwe
>na comm.
>pl shkinwek; 1 young man, [male] youth. Mii dash gii-bi-zhaad shkinwe odi endaayaan.
>A young man came there where I live. AK1976.rs. Gwetaanzi wa gaa-dbaaknaat niwin shkinwen; ngo-giizis gii-naaknaan wii-gbaakwigaaznit.
>That person who tried that youth is really strict; he sentenced him to be jailed for one month. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: Ashkinawe.

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: n73031480180n
GKS Reference Number: 21295
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