gsaa
Definition:
be afraid of smb., be scared of smb., fear smb.
Body
gsaa
>vta comm.
>1sIND ngosaa;
>3sCCONJ gwesaat;
>2sIMP gshin, gshi; 1 be afraid of smb., be scared of smb., fear smb.. Ngosaag nimoog.
>I am afraid of dogs. AM1937.rs. Maaba gwiiwzens gosaan wegwen bi-yaan'jin.
>This boy is afraid of whoever comes in here. AM1937.rs. Gego wii-gsaaken giw nimoog; gaa wii gegoo gdaa-doodaagsiig.
>Don't be afraid of those dogs; they won't do anything to you. AM1937.rs. 2 warn smb..
>Partner: gtaan
>vti.
>Full-vowel form: goS.
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:
n7303059564n
GKS Reference Number:
16241