mgaawebnaa

Definition: restrain smb., hold smb. back [physically]

mgaawebnaa
>vta Wp
>1sIND nmigaawebnaa;
>3sCCONJ megaawebnaat;
>2sIMP mgaawebin; 1 restrain smb., hold smb. back [physically]. Ndatoon dash go iw biiwaabkoons mgaawebnagwaa wii-bwaa-zhaabkozhwewaad giw gnoozheg gye zhigmegog.
>Then I put wire netting there to keep the pike and dogfish from swimming through. AM1937.rs.
>Full-vowel form: migaawebin.

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: n71429643216n
GKS Reference Number: 17815
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