shkwaandem
Definition:
door
Body
shkwaandem
>ni comm.
>loc shkwaandeming;
>pl shkwaandeman; 1 door. Shkwaandeming-sh giiwenh nmadbi wa kwe, ziisbaakod giiwenh nandaajiihaan.
>That woman was sitting in the doorway, stirring the sugar. SO1971.rs. Gbaakhigaade shkwaandem.
>The door is shut. AM1937.rs. Nsaaksin shkwaandem.
>The door is standing open. AM1937.rs. Gbaakhan shkwaandem.
>Shut the door. AM1937.rs. Nsaaknan shkwaandem.
>Open the door. AM1937.rs.
>Full-vowel form: ishkwaandem.
Languages:
Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech:
Noun
Inanimate noun
Source of term:
Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID:
n730315362n
GKS Reference Number:
21333