giishktawgebwaa

Definition: bite of smb.'s ear

giishktawgebwaa
>vta SI
>1sIND ngiishktawgebwaa;
>3sCCONJ gaashktawgebwaat; 1 bite of smb.'s ear. Bezhig otawag ogii-giishkitawagebwaan aw Naadawens aniw Anishinaaben.
>One young Huron bit off an Indian's ear. AW1941.rn. Gegaa gii-nibo sa aw sa gaashkitawagebond.
>The one whose ear was bitten off almost died. AW1941.rn.
>Full-vowel form: giishkitawagebw.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Animate transitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n201133111-2-23n
GKS Reference Number: 23999
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