bzhine

Definition: escape harm narrowly, have a close call

bzhine
>vai comm.
>1sIND nbizhne;
>3sCCONJ bezhnet; 1 escape harm narrowly, have a close call. Gegeti gii-bzhine; mii go zhiwi jiigiyiing giishkdinaak gii-oo-n'gaasenit niwi doo-daabaanan.
>Boy! Did he ever have a close call; his car came to a stop right near the edge of that cliff. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: bizhine.

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: n72985148729n
GKS Reference Number: 13745
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