bshkonwaa
Definition:
miss in shooting at smb.
Body
bshkonwaa
>vta LH
>1sIND nbishknawaa;
>3sCCONJ beshknawaat;
>2sIMP bshkonaw; 1 miss in shooting at smb.. Ngii-bshkonwaa. Miinwaa ngii-baashkzwaa, mii dash gii-mzhwag.
>I missed him with my shot. Then I shot him again, and this time I hit him. AM1937.rs. Endgwen da-gii-mzhwaawdibnen; gnabaj gdaa-gii-bshkonwaa.
>I wonder whether you would have hit him. I daresay you would have missed him with your shot. AM1937.rs.
>Partner: bshkonaan
>vti.
>Full-vowel form: bishkonaw.
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:
n72982352030n
GKS Reference Number:
13563