gwaashmaa
Definition:
blow sth. (an.) over [with an instrument]
Body
gwaashmaa
>vta comm.
>1sIND ngawaashmaa;
>3sCCONJ gewaashmaat;
>2sIMP gwaashim; 1 blow sth. (an.) over [with an instrument]. 2 take sth. (an.) off the fire, take sth. (an.) off the stove. Gii-gwaashmaan zhiishiibenyan, mii dash gii-bgashkzhwaad.
>She took the duck out of the kettle and then she carved it up. AM1937.rs. Mbe gwaashim wa giigoonh; mii go naa zhaazhgo mnazgwenh wa.
>Take that fish off the stove; that must be done already. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: gwaasdoon
>vti.
>Full-vowel form: ?gawaashim.
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:
n73031639993n
GKS Reference Number:
16464