giishkwaa

Definition: cut sth. (an.) down, cut sth. (an.) off, sever sth. (an.)

giishkwaa
>vta comm.
>1sIND ngiishkwaa;
>3sCCONJ gaashkwaat;
>2sIMP giishkaw; 1 cut sth. (an.) down, cut sth. (an.) off, sever sth. (an.) Baamaa niigaan wii-aabjitooyaan gye zhoon'yaamsiwaan ji-giishpnadooyaambaa iw mtig, mii baamaa iw da-giishkwag aw mtig.
>since I mean to make use of it later on in the future, selling that wood in case I should run out of money, then later on I shall cut down that tree. AM1937.rs. Aambe sa giishkaw maaba mtig.
>Please chop through this tree. AM1937.rs.
>Partner: giishk'aan
>vti.
>Full-vowel form: giishka[h]w.

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: n73023739344n
GKS Reference Number: 15738
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