gjindaawaakwigaade

Definition: be driven into a wooden object (e.g., a tree)

gjindaawaakwigaade
>vii 1 be driven into a wooden object (e.g., a tree). Ziizbaakdakeng aabdadoon negmekwaanan; mtigoong gjindaawaakwigaadenoon.
>Spiles are used when maple syrup is being made; they are driven into the trees. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: gIjindaawaakwigaade.

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: n20114115-15-19n
GKS Reference Number: 24023
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