baasshimaa

Definition: crack sth. (an.) by striking it against something

baasshimaa
>vta comm.
>1sIND nbaasshimaa;
>3sCCONJ byaasshimaat;
>2sIMP baasshim; 1 crack sth. (an.) by striking it against something. Ngii-baasshimaa wa coffeepot gii-btaagshimak zhiwi taaswining.
>I cracked that coffeepot when I bumped it against the cupboard. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: baassidoon
>vti.
>Full-vowel form: baasishim.

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: n72975364656n
GKS Reference Number: 11773
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