boodaajgaans

Definition: whistle (ref. to the device)

boodaajgaans
>ni
>loc boodaajgaansing;
>pl boodaajgaansan; 1 whistle (ref. to the device). Mii-sh gii-boodaadang iw boodaajgaans mii-sh gii-bi-yaawaad giw nishnaabeg mii-sh gii-miigaanaawaad niw, bezhig dash jiimaan gii-gzaabii.
>And he blew on a little whistle and the Indians came out of the bush and fought them, and one boat sank. AK1976.rs. Bminaabgoodeni boodaajgaans wa referee.
>The referee has a whistle hanging [from his neck]. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: boodaajigaans.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Noun Inanimate noun
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n72979765741n
GKS Reference Number: 13299
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