baasa

Definition: be constipated

baasa
>vai
>1sIND nbaas;
>3sCCONJ byaasat; 1 be dry. Gga-maawndoonaak mdaamnoshkok shkwaa-baaswaat.
>(You (sg.) will) gather the corn husks after they are dried. LW1988.cs. Bayaasonijin giizhikanagekwan obiisibinaan.
>He breaks up dried cedar bark into fine bits. AW1941.rn. Maaba bsagaak nakaazan; baasa maaba.
>Use this board; it's dry. MC2005.cs. 2 be constipated.
>Full-vowel form: baasA.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Animate intransitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n72975263639n
GKS Reference Number: 11681
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