baaknaa

Definition: open sth. (an.) up

baaknaa
>vta comm.
>1sIND nbaaknaa;
>3sCCONJ byaaknaat;
>2sIMP baakish;
>2sIMP baakin; 1 open sth. (an.) up. (of containers) Baakin wa zhishiibkik; ga-waabndaanaa wendgwenh gegoo wiring da-zhiwebak.
>Open up that kettle; we'll see whether there's anything wrong with the wiring. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: baaknaan
>vti.
>Full-vowel form: baakiN.

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: n72974657249n
GKS Reference Number: 11607
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