dooskaabi

Definition: have one's eyes open, open one's eyes

dooskaabi
>vai
>1sIND ndooskaap;
>3sCCONJ e-dooskaabit;
>3sCCONJ dwaaskaabit; 1 have one's eyes open, open one's eyes. Gomaapii dash gii-dooskaabi ahaw zhingibenh.
>Then at one time Hell-Diver peered from under his eyelids. AW1941.rn. Geyaabi go giishkzangwaabin; baamaa pii go kidyaanh dooskaabin.
>Keep your eyes closed still; open your eyes only when I say. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: dooskaabi.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Animate intransitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73014479859n
GKS Reference Number: 14518
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