aawendaan

Definition: construe sth. to be meant, construe sth. to be referred to

aawendaan
>vti
>1sIND ndaawendaan;
>3sCCONJ yaawendang; 1 construe sth. to be meant, construe sth. to be referred to. 2 think of sth. as challenging. Gaa go gegoo gii-aawend-ziin wi mchikan, gii-baashkjigwaashknit zhiwi.
>He didn't think of the fence as challenging in any way, as he jumped over it. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: aawenmaa
>vta.
>Full-vowel form: aawendan.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Inanimate transitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n72974057223n
GKS Reference Number: 11394
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