gwaashi

Definition: be blown down, be blown over

gwaashi
>vai comm.
>1sIND ngawaash;
>3sCCONJ gewaashit; 1 be blown down, be blown over Gii-gawaashiwag mitigoog.
>Trees were blown down. AW1941.rn. Gii-gwaashi wa gchi-mtik gii-gchi-nooding.
>That big tree was blown down when it was really windy. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: gwaasin
>vii.
>Full-vowel form: gawaashi.

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: n73031640404n
GKS Reference Number: 16442
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