debbinaa

Definition: catch sth. (an.), get hold of sth.(an.), grab sth. (an.)

debbinaa
>vta comm.
>1sIND ndebbinaa;
>3sCCONJ dyebbinaat;
>2sIMP debbish; 1 catch sth. (an.), get hold of sth.(an.), grab sth. (an.). Gaawaanh dash ngii-debbinig.
>With difficulty she seized hold of me. AM1937.rs. Mii dash gii-zaagijibatood ahaw akwe gii-debibinaad aniw aniniwan.
>Then the woman came running out and threw her arms round the man. AW1941.rn.
>Partner: debbidoon
>vti.
>Full-vowel form: debibiN.

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: n73001255457n
GKS Reference Number: 14138
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