gtimshki

Definition: be a lazy person

gtimshki
>vai comm.
>1sIND ngitmishk;
>3sCCONJ getmishkit; 1 be a lazy person. Wiidgemaagnan gtimshkiwan.
>His wife is lazy. AM1937.rs. Gaa wiikaa giiwsesii, gtimshki.
>He never goes hunting; he is lazy. AM1937.rs. Endgwen geget getmishknigwen wiidgemaagnan.
>I wonder whether his wife really is lazy. AM1937.rs.
>Full-vowel form: gitimishki.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Animate intransitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73031617366n
GKS Reference Number: 16377
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