dkwaa

Definition: be short [in length]

dkwaa
>vii comm.
>3sCCONJ dekwaak; 1 be short [in length]. Eshkam ni-dkwaanoon giizhgadoon ni-dgwaagik.
>The days get shorter as autumn progresses. MC2005.cs. Dkwaa maanda zhibii'ganaatik; gaawii nmin'naziin.
>This pencil is short; I can't hold it well. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: dakwaa.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Inanimate intransitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73013953372n
GKS Reference Number: 14426
Do You Have Knowledge to Contribute? Share with Us.