aabdizi

Definition: be used, be put to use [for a certain purpose]

aabdizi vai comm. 1sIND ndaabdis; 3sCCONJ yaabdizit; 1 be used, be put to use [for a certain purpose]. 2 be useful, be of use. 'Ngichi-nendam naa gegoo geyaabi aabdizyaanh,' kida sa wa gchi-nshinaabe. 'I'm glad to still be of some use,' says the elder. MC2005.cs. Partner: aabdat vii. Full-vowel form: aabadizi.

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: n7291538084n
GKS Reference Number: 330
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