gaachiinyi
Definition:
be little, be small
Body
gaachiinyi
>vai Wk
>1sIND ngaachiinw;
>3sCCONJ gyaachiinyit; 1 be little, be small. Aapji shkwaaj egaachiinynijin, Aanii dash giin ezhnikaazyan? gii-naan.
>To the smallest one, in the end, he said, "And what is your name, you?" AM1937.rs. Niizh ngii-yaawaanaanig dewehganag, bezhig gchi-dewehgan gye gwa bezhig egaachiinyid.
>We (exc.) had two drums, one big drum and one little one. AM1937.rs. Aapji go naa gaachiinyi shki-binoojiins.
>A newborn baby is very small. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: gaachin
>vii.
>Full-vowel form: gaachiinyi.
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:
n73016038472n
GKS Reference Number:
14728