gjimaandaan

Definition: check the condition of sth. [by sniffing it] sniff sth. to check it

gjimaandaan
>vti
>1sIND ngijmaandaan;
>3sCCONJ gejmaandang; 1 check the condition of sth. [by sniffing it] sniff sth. to check it. Gjimaandaan wi wiiyaas, gnamaa bnaadsing.
>Sniff that meat, in case it's spoiled. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: gjimaamaa
>vta.
>Full-vowel form: gijimaandan.

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: n73025581786n
GKS Reference Number: 15935
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