mchaa

Definition: be big, get big; increase in size

mchaa
>vii comm.
>3sCCONJ mechaak; 1 be big, get big; increase in size. Mii go zhaazhi go eshkam ni-mngagmaag wi, ni-mchaag go naa wi nbiish.
>It (the water-hole) grew bigger and bigger, and the water increased in volume. SO1971.rs. Mbe gdaa-aandkii'aan wi zaakiichgan; zaam go naa eshkam ni-mchaa.
>You should transplant that plant now; it's getting bigger and bigger. MC2005.cs. Bekaanak jiimaan gii-yaan; washme mechaak.
>He got another boat; one that's bigger. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: mdida
>vai.
>Full-vowel form: michaa.

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: n71429456903n
GKS Reference Number: 17623
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