bchi-

Definition: accidentally, by mistake

bchi-
>pv comm.
>CCONJ bechi-; 1 accidentally, by mistake. Ngii-bchi-bookbidmawaa wi doo-zhibiiganaatik kweji-naan'kibdoowaanh.
>I broke her pencil by accident, trying to pull it out. MC2005.cs. Gii-bchi-gaakbidoon wi bbagoyaan; wiiksatoonaaba wii-bna'ang.
>She tore the shirt by mistake; she was jerking it to take it off the [clothes]line. MC2005.cs. Ngii-oo-bchi-dkokaadmawaa niwin dabgiiswaanensman, mii dash gii-oo-biigshkamwak.
>I went and accidentally stepped on her watch and broke it. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: bichi-.

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: n72976246101n
GKS Reference Number: 11934
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