zheshkwaa

Definition: kick sth. (an.) back, knock sth. (an.) back, push sth. (an.) back [with one's weight]

zheshkwaa
>vta comm.
>1sIND ndazheshkwaa;
>3sCCONJ ezheshkwaat;
>2sIMP zheshkaw; 1 kick sth. (an.) back, knock sth. (an.) back, push sth. (an.) back [with one's weight]. gii-zheshkwaawaan zhmaagnishan maagaanaawaajin.
>They pushed back the soldiers they were fighting against. SO1971.rs. Zheshkwaawag go miinwaa, gaa go gashkhaasiiwaan wii-zhegnaamaawaad zhmaagnishan.
>They were now being pushed back, and could not beat back the soldiers any longer. SO1971.rs.
>Partner: zheshkaan
>vti.
>Full-vowel form: azheshkaw.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Animate transitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73033522614n
GKS Reference Number: 22886
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