eshkam

Definition: increasingly, more and more

eshkam
>av comm. 1 increasingly, more and more Eshkam znagad wii-debnaming iw waa-boodweng.
>It is getting harder and harder to obtain firewood. AM1937.rs. Eshkam go ngaagiidaabde; gnabach ndaa-zhaa clinic.
>My tooth is aching more and more; I think I should go to the clinic. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: eshkam.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Adverb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73015783005n
GKS Reference Number: 14672
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