baapzhimaa

Definition: kid smb., pull smb.'s leg

baapzhimaa
>vta
>1sIND nbaapzhimaa;
>3sCCONJ byaapzhimaat;
>2sIMP baapzhim; 1 kid smb., pull smb.'s leg. Nishaa go naa nbaapzhimaa; daa-baapi naa gnamaa.
>I'm just kidding her; maybe she'll laugh. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: baapåzhim.

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: n72975264147n
GKS Reference Number: 11677
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