jiis

Definition: turnip

jiis
>ni
>loc jiising;
>pl jiisan; 1 turnip. Daashkjiikdan wi jiis; maanda mookmaan.
>Cut that turnip in two; here's the knife. MC2005.cs. 2 radish.
>Full-vowel form: jiis.

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: n73028441296n
GKS Reference Number: 16974
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