gchi-miikna
Definition:
highway, major road
Body
gchi-miikna
>ni
>pl gchi-miiknan;
>loc gchi-miiknaang; 1 highway, major road. Zhiingat besha gchi-miiknaang daang; aabdewebzawak zhiwi daabaanak.
>It's a nuisance living near the highway; cars make a constant noise there. MC2005.cs. Nbaakjibis maanpii gchi-miiknaang; aabdek nga-baabiichge wii-zaagjibzayaanh.
>I driven onto the major highway [with no way to turn back]; I'll have to wait to exit. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: gichi-miikana.
Languages:
Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech:
Noun
Inanimate noun
Source of term:
Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID:
n201133013-58-7n
GKS Reference Number:
23959