dbaaknaa

Definition: judge smb., try smb. [in court]

dbaaknaa
>vta
>1sIND ndibaaknaa;
>3sCCONJ debaaknaat;
>2sIMP dbaakosh; 1 judge smb., try smb. [in court]. Gaa wiikaa gii-bakinawaasii aano-dibaakonind.
>He was never convicted when they prosecuted him at law. AW1941.rn. Mii sa bijiinag gii-dibaakonindwaa gakina.
>Only then were they all brought to law. AW1941.rn. Gwetaanzi wa gaa-dbaaknaat niwin shkinwen; ngo-giizis gii-naaknaan wii-gbaakwigaaznit.
>That person who tried that youth is really strict; he sentenced him to be jailed for one month. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: dibaakoN.

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: n72989780455n
GKS Reference Number: 14047
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