bkinwaa

Definition: beat smb. [in a game or contest], defeat smb.

bkinwaa
>vta comm.
>1sIND nbaknawaa;
>3sCCONJ beknawaat;
>2sIMP bkinaw; 1 beat smb. [in a game or contest], defeat smb.. Mii sa go maanda Genada wii-mkanding, giishpin bkinwind zhaagnaashii-gchi-gimaa.
>Canada would certainly be seized, if the English general was beaten. SO1971.rs. Gkina ngii-bkinaag iw nzhoon'yaam, gaa dash gegoo noongwa zhoon'yaa.
>He won all my money from me, and now I have no money left. AM1937.rs.
>Full-vowel form: bakinaw.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Animate transitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n72977583131n
GKS Reference Number: 12886
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