jiigsabak

Definition: close to the wall, near the wall, in the corner

jiigsabak
>av Wk 1 close to the wall, near the wall, in the corner. Naazh wedi kikoons jiigsabak ebid. Kii-bmide zhiwi bangii gga-ziignaan.
>Go and get that pail from the corner, and pour a little bit of coal oil in it. PL1997.rn.
>Full-vowel form: jiigisabak.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Adverb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73028438668n
GKS Reference Number: 16946
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