bdakjii'aan
Definition:
grab sth. with a fork, skewer sth.
Body
bdakjii'aan
>vti comm.
>1sIND nbadkijiiâaan;
>3sCCONJ bedkijiiâang; 1 grab sth. with a fork, skewer sth.. Mii dash eta bezhig tenig gnoosh-naagning, kwejmaad wniijaan'san gaa-bdakjiihang, bezhig eta tenig maa, "Waya na maanda wii-miijin?"
>When they had it and it got down to just one piece left on the platter, he would stick his fork in it (the only piece left) and ask his kids, "Anyone want to eat this?" NS1975.rs. Bdakjii'an wi maajyin; gego gninj nakaaz-ke.
>Grab your food with a fork; don't use your hand. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: bdakjiiwaa
>vta.
>Full-vowel form: badakijiihan.
Languages:
Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech:
Verb
Inanimate transitive verb
Source of term:
Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID:
n72976254260n
GKS Reference Number:
11960