giinaa

Definition: be sharp

giinaa
>vii comm.
>3sCCONJ gaanaak; 1 be sharp. (of utensils) Aangwaamzin; aapji go giinaa wi mookmaan.
>Be careful; that knife is really sharp. MC2005.cs. 2 be pointed. Yeyiidwayhii giinaa.
>It is pointed at both ends. AM1937.rs.
>Partner: giinzi
>vai.
>Full-vowel form: giinaa.

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: n73023050495n
GKS Reference Number: 15635
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