giishkndaan

Definition: bite off a piece of sth., cut sth. [by biting], gnaw sth.

giishkndaan
>vti comm.
>1sIND ngiishkndaan;
>3sCCONJ gaashkndang; 1 bite off a piece of sth., cut sth. [by biting], gnaw sth.. Mik gii-giishkndaan.
>A beaver has gnawed it through. AM1937.rs.
>Partner: giishkmaa
>vta.
>Full-vowel form: giishkandan.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Inanimate transitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73023742241n
GKS Reference Number: 15719
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