giizhooshkwaa

Definition: warm smb. up [with one's body]

giizhooshkwaa
>vta
>1sIND ngiizhooshkwaa;
>3sCCONJ gaazhooshkwaat;
>2sIMP giizhooshkaw; 1 warm smb. up [with one's body]. Aapji go naa gii-dkimnagzi, ngii-wiipemaa dash wii-giizhooshkwak.
>[Of say, a baby] He was so cold [to the touch], so I slept with him to warm him up. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: giizhooshkaan
>vti.
>Full-vowel form: giizhooshkaw.

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: n73024352023n
GKS Reference Number: 15870
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