gbaakshkaa

Definition: close [without apparent outside force], shut [without apparent outside force]

gbaakshkaa
>vii comm.
>3sCCONJ gebaakshkaak; 1 close [without apparent outside force], shut [without apparent outside force]. Nengaach go gii-ni-gbaakshkaa wi shkwaandem; gegeti ngii-zegis.
>That door shut slowly; I was so scared. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: gbaakshkaa
>vai.
>Full-vowel form: gibaakoshkaa.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Inanimate intransitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73017881172n
GKS Reference Number: 14973
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