sin

Definition: rock, stone

sin >ni comm. >loc siniing; >pl siniin; 1 rock, stone. Mskwaabkide sin. >The stone is red-hot. AM1937.rs. Zhooshkwaabkad sin. >The rock is smooth. AM1937.rs. Biiwnoon siniin. >The stones are small. AM1937.rs. >Full-vowel form: asin|y.

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: n73031980012n
GKS Reference Number: 21424
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