debwe'aa

Definition: give in to smb., let smb. have his way

debwe'aa
>vta
>1sIND ndebwe’aa;
>3sCCONJ dyebwe’aat;
>2sIMP debwe’; 1 give in to smb., let smb. have his way. Gego pane debwe'aa-ke wa; gmiji-kinoomawaa zhichgeyin wi..
>Don't always let him have his way; you teach him a bad lesson when you do that. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: debweh.

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: n73001433493n
GKS Reference Number: 14168
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