shigsin

Definition: fall to pieces, get shattered [from striking something]

shigsin
>vii
>3sCCONJ e-shigsing; 1 fall to pieces, get shattered [from striking something]. Gii-shigsin wi waasechgan gii-gchi-gbaakwaasing wi shkwaandem.
>The window shattered when the door slammed shut really hard. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: shigshin
>vai.
>Full-vowel form: ?[zha]shigosin.

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: n7303408600n
GKS Reference Number: 21244
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