gdikweshin

Definition: hang one's head over water to drink

gdikweshin
>vai Wk
>1sIND ngidkweshin;
>3sCCONJ gedkweshing; 1 hang one's head over water to drink. Mii-sh giiwenh enaad, "Gdaa-wa-gtikweshin go naa wadi ndahbaaning."
>Then he (the first fellow) said to the other, "You must go over there and hang your head over the water-hole. SO1971.rs. "Mii go naa wadi wa-gtikweshnan," dinaan giiwenh.
>"Go over there and hang your head over it," he said to him. SO1971.rs.
>Full-vowel form: gidikweshin.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Animate intransitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73019555939n
GKS Reference Number: 15190
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