gaazhgens

Definition: cat; kitten

gaazhgens
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>pl gaazhgensak; 1 cat; kitten. Aw maa gaazhgens waawyeyaani ge wii makdewshkiinzhgwaan.
>The pupil of a cat's eye is round. AM1937.rs. Giji-mchikan gii-aajboowe wa gaazhgens bminaashkaagot nimookaajiinyin.
>The cat was cornered on top of the fence when the dog was chasing it. MC2005.cs. Biinji'iing zhiwi mkakoong yaawak giwi gaazhgensak.
>Those kittens are in that box there. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: gaazhagens.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Noun Animate noun
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73017579920n
GKS Reference Number: 14924
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