bebzhishak

Definition: empty-handed

bebzhishak
>av CL 1 empty-handed. Gegoo nii-giishpnadoonaaban daawewgamgong, zaam dash wiikaa ngii-ni-dgoshin, aazhi dash gii-gbaakhigaadegban daawewgamig. Mii dash gaa-zhi-giiweyaan bebzhishag, noos dash ngii-nchiiwhig.
>I was going to buy something from the store, but I got there too late, and the store was already closed. So then I went back empty-handed, and my father scolded me. AM1937.rs.
>Full-vowel form: bebizhishag.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Adverb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n72976545800n
GKS Reference Number: 12000
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