dbasaa

Definition: be low [in height]

dbasaa
>vii comm.
>3sCCONJ debsaak; 1 be low [in height]. Gaawii gii-mkwend-ziin epiichi-dbasaak wi shkwaandem, mii dash gii-baangdibeshing.
>He forget how low the doorway was, so he hit his head. MC2005.cs. Ngii-biindaagne; zaami-dbasaanoon nanda nbootsanan.
>I got snow in my boots; these boots of mine are too low. MC2005.cs. Dbasaa wi mchikan; wenpanzi go naa zhiwi baashkjigwaashknit wa bezhgoogzhii.
>That fence is low; that horse has an easy time jumping over it. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: dbaszi
>vai.
>Full-vowel form: dabasaa.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Inanimate intransitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n72992970346n
GKS Reference Number: 14057
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