nishi

Definition: be effective, be good, be suitable; perform well, work well

nishi
>vai comm.
>1sIND nnizhish (rare);
>3sCCONJ wenzhishit; 1 be effective, be good, be suitable; perform well, work well. (most often of things) Gaa wii nishisii wa giigoonh.
>That fish wasn't any good. SO1971.rs. Aapji giiwenh gii-zhiingzi wa mnidoo; gaa sa go naa gii-nishisii; wgii-nsaan go naa bemaadzin'jin iidig.
>That monster was despicable; he was no good at all, for he killed people. SO1971.rs. Mii wenji-izhichigeyaan wenizhishid anini wii-makawag wii-wiidigemaad ahaw nindaanis."
>I arranged this because I wanted to find a suitable man for my daughter here to marry." AW1941.rn.
>Partner: nishin
>vii.
>Full-vowel form: [o]nizhishi.

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: n71432977133n
GKS Reference Number: 20307
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