maaknanaa

Definition: maim smb., wound smb. and cripple by striking

maaknanaa
>vta PI
>1sIND nmaaknanaa;
>2sIMP maaknazh;
>3sCCONJ myaaknanaat; 1 maim smb., wound smb. and cripple by striking. Bbaa-nsaad niw zhaangenmaajin bbaa-maaknanaad ge niw ge-zhaawenmaajin.
>She goes around killing those she hates or maiming those she's jealous of. AK1976.rs.
>Full-vowel form: maakinaN.

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: n20114322-9-56n
GKS Reference Number: 24104
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