debshkine

Definition: fit, be able to fit into (some space)

debshkine
>vii 1 fit, be able to fit into (some space). Ngii-zaami-gpagkodaan wi bkwezhgan, gaa dash debshkine=snoo toaster=ing.
>I cut the bread too thick so it can't fit into the toaster. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: debashkine.

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: n201132719-0-3n
GKS Reference Number: 23876
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