gba'aan

Definition: cover sth., put a lid on sth.

gba'aan
>vti comm.
>1sIND ngib’aan;
>3sCCONJ geb’ang; 1 cover sth., put a lid on sth.. Gba'an wi mnoomin mnazman, wii-bwaa-bengdek.
>Cover that rice when you cook it so it doesn't dry out [as it's cooking]. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: gbawaa
>vta.
>Full-vowel form: gibahan.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Inanimate transitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73017934222n
GKS Reference Number: 14953
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