begish

Definition: hope, wish

begish
>av comm. 1 hope, wish. Begish naa!
>I wish! IS2005.rs. Begish naa mkowaangzheyin.
>I hope that you get the job. MC2005.cs. Begish naa bkinaageyaambaa.
>I wish I would win. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: begish.

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: n72976545219n
GKS Reference Number: 12014
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