gbaashmaa

Definition: boil sth. (an.) to cook it, poach sth. (an.)

gbaashmaa
>vta
>1sIND ngabaashmaa;
>3sCCONJ gebaashmaat; 1 boil sth. (an.) to cook it, poach sth. (an.) Miinwaa piniin gii-gbaashmaawaan miinwaa gookooshan, gii-mnazwaawaan gaa dash gegoo waa-doopwaad.
>And they boiled potatoes and cooked pork, but they lacked anything (dishes) to eat on. AK1976.rs. Giga-gabaashimaa aw name wii-wiisiniyang."
>You will boil the sturgeon so that we may eat." AW1941.rn.
>Full-vowel form: gabaashim.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Animate transitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n201133010-2-5n
GKS Reference Number: 23941
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