biigzaan

Definition: blast sth., blow sth. up

biigzaan
>vti
>1sIND nbiigzaan;
>3sCCONJ baagzang; 1 blast sth., blow sth. up. Gii-biigzaanaawaa aabdek wi aazhbik, gii-gwekmatoowat wi miikan.
>They had to blow up that rock when they straightened that road. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: biigzwaa
>vta.
>Full-vowel form: biigozan.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Inanimate transitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n72977247013n
GKS Reference Number: 12419
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