gaachiigat

Definition: be small

gaachiigat
>vii LH
>3sCCONJ gyaachiigak; 1 be small. (of sheetlike objects) Biiskawaagan ziin'shkaan, zaam gaachiigdini.
>He has a tight fit of his coat; it is too small. AM1937.rs. Zaami-gaachiigat maanda doopwiniigin; wi washme mechiigak daapnan.
>This tablecloth is too small; take that one that's bigger. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: gaachiigzi
>vai.
>Full-vowel form: gaachiigad.

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: n73016038235n
GKS Reference Number: 14726
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