baasmaa

Definition: crack sth. (an.) with the teeth

baasmaa
>vta comm.
>1sIND nbaasmaa;
>3sCCONJ byaasmaat;
>2sIMP baasam; 1 crack sth. (an.) with the teeth. Ngii-baasmaa go eta maaba bgaan; aapji go na mshkawaakmin'gizi.
>I just cracked this nut; it's really hard. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: baasndaan
>vti.
>Full-vowel form: baasam.

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: n72975363454n
GKS Reference Number: 11766
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