gezkognaamaa

Definition: hit smb. [before he gets away], catch smb. with a blow

gezkognaamaa
>vta comm.
>1sIND ngezkognaamaa;
>3sCCONJ gyezkognaamaat;
>2sIMP gezkognaam; 1 hit smb. [before he gets away], catch smb. with a blow. Gii-de-gezkognaamaa na wa jidmoonzhish gegwetaani-zhiingzit?
>Did you hit that darn squirrel [before it got away] that's so pesky? MC2005.cs.
>Partner: gezkognaandaan
>vti.
>Full-vowel form: gezikoganaam.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Animate transitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73020242659n
GKS Reference Number: 15308
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