mboomaa

Definition: lift sth. (an.) heavy onto one's back

mboomaa
>vta comm.
>1sIND ndoo-mboomaa;
>3sCCONJ wemboomaat;
>2sIMP mboom; 1 lift sth. (an.) heavy onto one's back. Gii-mboomaad niw waawaashkeshwan gii-giiwewnaad odi wiigwaaming.
>'She put the deer on her back and took it home to the house.' PI1978.rs.
>Partner: mboondaan
>vti.
>Full-vowel form: omboom.

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: n71429456622n
GKS Reference Number: 17620
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