bookboonaa

Definition: saw sth. (an.) in two [crosswise]

bookboonaa
>vta
>1sIND nbookboonaa;
>3sCCONJ e-bookboonaat;
>2sIMP bookboosh; 1 saw sth. (an.) in two [crosswise]. (of elongated objects) Genwaakzit giishpnash, baamaa pii dash ga-bookboonaa.
>Buy a long one, then saw it in two later. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: bookboodoon
>vti.
>Full-vowel form: bookobooN.

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: n72980547091n
GKS Reference Number: 13344
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