maajiishkaa

Definition: increase [in size], spread

maajiishkaa
>vii comm.
>3sCCONJ myaajiishkaak; 1 increase [in size], spread. Mii sa giiwenh go maanda gii-ni-maajiishkaag iidig; ni-mchaa go eshkam.
>It moved (over the water), and got bigger and bigger. SO1971.rs.
>Partner: maajiishkaa
>vai.
>Full-vowel form: maajiishkaa.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Inanimate intransitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n71429139398n
GKS Reference Number: 17279
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