aasnaa

Definition: hold smb. upright [to keep smb. from falling over]

aasnaa
>vta
>1sIND ndaasnaa;
>3sCCONJ yaasnaat;
>2sIMP aasin; 1 hold smb. upright [to keep smb. from falling over]. Gdaa-gii-ke-aasnaa maaba post epiichi-naadyaanh mbagaabik.
>Could you hold this post upright while I get the shovel? MC2005.cs.
>Partner: aasnaan
>vti.
>Full-vowel form: aasin.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Animate transitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73004849540n
GKS Reference Number: 11327
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