maanaadzi

Definition: be misshapen, be ugly, look bad

maanaadzi
>vai comm.
>1sIND nmaanaadis;
>3sCCONJ myaanaadzit; 1 be misshapen, be ugly, look bad. Ngodwaaswi zhiishiibensag, bezhig e-maanaadzid.
>Six little ducks, one ugly one! LW1979.rs. Nmaanaadiz na?
>Am I ugly? LW1979.rs. Kaa, gaawii gmaanaadzisii.
>No, you are not ugly. LW1979.rs.
>Partner: maanaadat
>vii.
>Full-vowel form: maanaadizi.

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: n71429152804n
GKS Reference Number: 17371
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