gaawe

Definition: be jealous [due to presumed infidelity]

gaawe
>vai
>1sIND ngaawe;
>3sCCONJ gyaawet; 1 be jealous [due to presumed infidelity]. Gaa go maamdaa niwin da-kweman wiyan wii-wiijgaamaanit, mii go gaawet.
>His wife can't dance with anyone, he gets jealous. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: gaawe.

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: n73017374216n
GKS Reference Number: 14908
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