giishk'aan

Definition: cut sth. down, cut sth. off, sever sth. [with an instrument]

giishk'aan
>vti comm.
>1sIND ngiishk’aan;
>3sCCONJ gaashk’ang; 1 cut sth. down, cut sth. off, sever sth. [with an instrument]. Gaa wii ndoo-giishkhanziin aapji gegoo.
>I do not cut down anything at all, AM1937.rs. Ngii-giishk'aan wi dikon begshkanak.
>I cut down that branch that's rotten. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: giishkwaa
>vta.
>Full-vowel form: giishkahan.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Inanimate transitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73023739217n
GKS Reference Number: 15667
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