baashkzwaa
Definition:
shoot smb., shoot at smb.
Body
baashkzwaa
>vta comm.
>1sIND nbaashkzwaa;
>3sCCONJ byaashkzwaat;
>2sIMP baashkzaw; 1 shoot smb., shoot at smb.. Mii sa gii-bskaabbahwewaad, mii dash naa nwanj gchi-baapaashkzondwaa.
>So they retreated, and came under even heavier fire. SO1971.rs. Ngii-bshkonwaa. Miinwaa ngii-baashkzwaa, mii dash gii-mzhwag.
>I missed him with my shot. Then I shot him again, and this time I hit him. AM1937.rs. Waawaashkeshi ngii-waabmaa widi megyaak; giishpin yaamaambaa baashkzigan ndaa-gii-baashkzwaa.
>I saw a deer over in the woods. If I had had a gun I should have shot him. AM1937.rs.
>Partner: baashkzaan
>vti.
>Full-vowel form: baashkizw.
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:
n72975361211n
GKS Reference Number:
11751