debse

Definition: be enough, suffice

debse
>vai comm.
>3sCCONJ dyebset; 1 be enough, suffice. Ngii-aabiignaa zenbaanh wii-ndagkendmaanh wendgwenh da-debset.
>I unrolled the ribbon to check whether or not there's enough. MC2005.cs. Debse na mzise kina wiya wii-wiisnit?
>Is there enough turkey for everyone to eat? MC2005.cs. Gego ggaanj'aa-ke geyaabi; debse zhaazhi epiichi-nchiiyendizat.
>Don't provoke him any further; he's pugnacious enough as it is. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: debse
>vii.
>Full-vowel form: debise.

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: n73001433816n
GKS Reference Number: 14156
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