baabgwaadam

Definition: without an apparent cause, unprovoked, for no reason

baabgwaadam
>av Wk 1 without an apparent cause, unprovoked, for no reason. Baabgwaadam go noondaagzi; gaa go gegoo zhiwebzi-sii.
>He's yelling for no reason; there's nothing wrong with him. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: baabigwaadam.

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: n72974454844n
GKS Reference Number: 11499
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