doopwiniigin

Definition: tablecloth

doopwiniigin
>ni comm.
>loc doopwiniigning, doopwiniignong;
>pl doopwiniignan, doopwiniignoon;
>dim doopwiniigaans; 1 tablecloth. Miinawaa aw akwe ogii-dazhwegisidoon adoopowiniigaans.
>The woman spread out a little tablecloth. AW1941.rn. Baapiiwegnan wi doopwiniigin jibwaa-zhisjigeyin.
>Shake crumbs from that tablecloth before you set the table. MC2005.cs. Dzhwegnan wi doopwiniigin; nga-waabndaan wendgwenh ngoji da-bgoneshkaak.
>Spread out that tablecloth; I'll see if it has a hole anywhere. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: adoopowiniigin.

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: n73014479534n
GKS Reference Number: 14517
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