aaswaakshin

Definition: lean against something

aaswaakshin
>vai LH
>1sIND ndaaswaakshin;
>3sCCONJ yaaswaakshing; 1 lean against something. Mtig dash aaswaakshin maa besho.
>There was a tree leaning against another tree close by there. AM1937.rs. Niw dash mtigoon gii-gziibweweshkaawan megwaa yaaswaakshinnijin.
>Then a tree made a creaking noise as it lay against another tree. AM1937.rs. Aasmaatik aaswaakshinook aagmak.
>The snowshoes are leaning against the wall. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: aaswaaksin
>vii.
>Full-vowel form: aaswaakoshin.

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: n72973761654n
GKS Reference Number: 11347
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