gnaajwan

Definition: be beautiful, be good-looking, be pretty

gnaajwan
>vii comm.
>3sCCONJ gwenaajwang; 1 be beautiful, be good-looking, be pretty. Aapiji giiwenh gwanaajiwan ihiw zaagahigan.
>According to the story, this lake was very beautiful. GM1940.rn. Aapiji gwanaajiwan nangwahakaan.
>The cemetery is very beautiful. AW1941.rn. Mii wenji-gwanaajiwang minokwanindwaa.
>It looks well only when they are cut right. AW1941.rn.
>Partner: gnaajwi
>vai.
>Full-vowel form: gOnaajiwan.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Inanimate intransitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73029030046n
GKS Reference Number: 15999
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