zhashki

Definition: dirt, earth, soil

zhashki
>ni comm.
>loc zhaashkiing; 1 dirt, earth, soil. Geyaabi aanin zhashki maanpii toon; aabtooshkne go eta maaba kik.
>Put some more soil in here; this pail is only half full. MC2005.cs. Kina gii-jiishaaboode wi zhashki zhiwi gaa-kwaawngisdoowaambaa, gii-bmi-gchi-gmiwang.
>All that soil I had piled there got washed away when there was a bad rainstorm. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: azhashki.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Noun Inanimate noun
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73033517129n
GKS Reference Number: 22841
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