zhaagwenma

Definition: be shy, be timid, be cowardly

zhaagwenma
>vai LH
>1sIND nzhaagwenim;
>3sCCONJ zhyaagwenmat; 1 be shy, be timid, be cowardly. Aapji nii ngii-zhaagwenim wi pii.
>I was very shy that time. PL1997.rs. Gego zhaagwenmake; gii-nboba nii giiyenh gaa-zhaagwenmat.
>Don't be shy; It's said that he who was shy, died. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: zhaagwenimA.

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: n73033442428n
GKS Reference Number: 22760
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