dkaashi

Definition: be mildly inebriated

dkaashi
>vai Wk
>1sIND ndakaash;
>3sCCONJ dekaashit; 1 be mildly inebriated. 2 carouse, party [with alcoholic drinks]. Gii-gchi-bgamkande eshkwaa-niim'iding geyaabi bebaa-nda-dkaashjik.
>A big crowd of people arrived after the dance still looking to have a good time. MC2005.cs. Dekaashwaat iidik da-nendmook, gwaashkndaawzayaanh maanpii.
>They're having a party, they'll think, [with me] unloading my gang here. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: dakaashi.

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: n73005354704n
GKS Reference Number: 14322
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