ᓃᐯᐱᐎᓐ nîpepiwin
(noun, inanimate)
1
sitting up at night
2
a period of time spent sitting up at night, a night watch, a vigil
Examples
ᑮ ᐙᐸᒣᐤ ᒫᑲ ᐁᓕᑯᐦᒄ ᐁ ᐊᑐᔅᑫᓕᒋ ᐁ ᐱᒥᔥᑳᓕᒋ; ᐌᓴ ᑮ ᓇᑳᔮᔑᐗᒃ: ᓈᓐᑕᐤ ᒫᑲ ᓀᐤ ᓃᐯᐱᐎᓂᐦᒃ ᐁ ᑎᐱᔅᑳᒃ ᑮ ᐯᒋ ᓈᑌᐤ, ᐁ ᐱᒧᐦᑌᑦ ᑭᐦᒋᑲᒦᐦᒃ, ᓀᔥᑕ ᑲᑕ ᑮ ᒪᔮᔥᑲᐌᐸᓐ᙮
And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them.
Mark 6:48 [1876]