baakji-

Definition: irreversible, irreversibly

baakji-
>pv Wk 1 irreversible, irreversibly. Gaa wii aatesinoon baakaji-biskaneg.
>It does not go out, once it has taken hold. AW1941.rn. Ngii-baakji-waawiindmaage; gaawii maamdaa da-zhegwaashkniyaambaa.
>I made a promise I can't break; I couldn't back out. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: baakåji-.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Affix Prefix
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n72974654958n
GKS Reference Number: 11598
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