giinaamgat

Definition: be sharp

giinaamgat
>vii Wp 1 be sharp. Giinaamgad nit.
>The spear is sharp. AM1937.rs. Zhegwaamgad nmookmaan; aabdig ngiinboodoon. Giinaamgad dash aazhi gwa. Giiinaamgad dash noongwa.
>My knife is dull, I must sharpen it. I shall whet it on the grindstone. It is already sharp. It is sharp now. AM1937.rs.
>Full-vowel form: giinaamIgad.

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: n201133020-51-58n
GKS Reference Number: 23989
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