gchi-

Definition: big, great, major

gchi-
>pn comm. 1 big, great, major. Ngii-nsaa gchi-mkwa.
>I killed a big bear. AM1937.rs. Ngii-gbikaadaan dash gchi-sin.
>I passed the big rock. AM1937.rs. Niikaanenh gchi-nini.
>My brother is a big man. AM1937.rs. Gchi-emkwaan ngii-bchibdoon; emkwaanens nwii-daapnaanaaba.
>I grabbed the big spoon by mistake; I wanted to take the little spoon. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: gichi.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Affix Prefix
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73019338764n
GKS Reference Number: 15065
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