gnisk'aan

Definition: scoop sth. up

gnisk'aan
>vti Wk
>1sIND nganska’aan;
>3sCCONJ genska’ang; 1 scoop sth. up. Mii giiwenh gii-gniskhang wi ziisbaakod, mii sa giiwenh gii-bgaskjiihwaad.
>So she scooped up some of that sugar, and plastered that man with it. SO1971.rs.
>Full-vowel form: ganiskahan.

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: n73029114248n
GKS Reference Number: 16052
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