gshkinaa

Definition: be able to lift smb., manage to lift smb., succeed in lifting smb.

gshkinaa
>vta
>1sIND ngashknaa;
>3sCCONJ geshknaat;
>2sIMP gshkin; 1 be able to lift smb., manage to lift smb., succeed in lifting smb.. Gwetaak sa naa eshkam epiitnigzit maaba kwezens; gaawaanh go ngashknaa.
>Is this girl ever getting heavier; I can barely lift her. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: gshkinaan
>vti.
>Full-vowel form: gashkin.

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: n73030610898n
GKS Reference Number: 16285
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