gowin

Definition: garment, item of clothing

gowin
>ni
>pl gownan;
>dim gowaans; 1 garment, item of clothing. Gye go mii gii-aanzkamaang ndagwinnaanin.
>Then we changed our clothes. AM1937.rs. Mii dash gegpii gaa-zhi-waabshkaag ndagwin.
>So finally my clothing became white. AM1937.rs. Ogii-maawandoonan gakina odagowaansini gaye wiinawaa odagowiniwaan.
>She gathered up all the child's little garments and also their own clothes. AW1941.rn.
>Full-vowel form: agowin.

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: n20114122-35-37n
GKS Reference Number: 24045
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