boontaa

Definition: quit, stop [doing something]

boontaa
>vai comm.
>1sIND nboontaa;
>3sCCONJ e-boontaat; 1 quit, stop [doing something]. Miinwaa dash gnabaj besho ji-boontaayaang.
>But I daresay the time is near when we shall stop working. AM1937.rs. Boontaan iw ggiibaadziyan.
>Stop being so bad. AM1937.rs. Boontaan pogjiikwat gshiimenh.
>Stop teasing your little brother. MC2005.cs. Aapji go zaag'aan, mii go waa-zhi-boontaat enji-nakiit niwin nji
>He loves her so much that he's willing to give up his job for her. MC2007.cs.
>Full-vowel form: boonitaa.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Animate intransitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n72980955187n
GKS Reference Number: 13438
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