biimskwaashi

Definition: spin around [rapidly], spin in the wind

biimskwaashi
>vai comm.
>1sIND nbiimskwaash;
>3sCCONJ baamskwaashit; 1 spin around [rapidly], spin in the wind. Mii eta gii-biimskwaashwaat detbisenhyik gaa-piichi-zhooshkwaak.
>The tires just spun around how slippery it was. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: biimskwaasin
>vii.
>Full-vowel form: biimiskwaashi.

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: n72977277711n
GKS Reference Number: 12521
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