biimskoshkaa

Definition: rotate [slowly], spin [slowly], twist around

biimskoshkaa
>vii comm.
>3sCCONJ baamskoshkaak; 1 rotate [slowly], spin [slowly], twist around. Gaawii gkendaag-sinoo biimskoshkaak ki; giizis wiin daa-giitaabza nendaagot.
>It's not evident that the earth spins; it seems as if it's the sun that goes around. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: biimiskoshkaa.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Inanimate intransitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n72977265092n
GKS Reference Number: 12505
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