zhaazhi
Definition:
already, by now, by this time
Body
zhaazhi
>av LH 1 already, by now, by this time. Otahaa! Mii giiwenh zhaazhi go aabta-giigoonywid wa!
>Goodness! He is already half-fish! SO1971.rs. Mii giiwenh go bi-miishkoonskaag go zhaazhi go, miinwaa go bi-mtigoonskaag.
>There was already lots of grass sprouting, and also lots of little trees. SO1971.rs. 2 quite a while ago, long ago. Mii-sh giiwenh ko zhaazhi gaa-zhiwebak.
>This is what generally happened long ago. SO1971.rs. Mii maanda gaa-zhichgewaad zhaazhi go giw sa bemaadzijig.
>This is the way those people did of old. AM1937.rs. Ngii-noondaanan gwa zhaazhi.
>I heard those things long ago. AM1937.rs.
>Full-vowel form: zhaazhi.
Languages:
Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech:
Adverb
Source of term:
Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID:
n73072639512n
GKS Reference Number:
22835