gzhaawsa

Definition: be very protective [of one's offspring]

gzhaawsa
>vai comm.
>1sIND ngizhaawas;
>3sCCONJ gezhaawsat; 1 be very protective [of one's offspring]. Aangwaamzim giishpin mkoons waabmat; aapji nii gzhaawsa mko.
>Be careful if you see a bear cub; for a bear is very protective. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: gizhaawasA.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Animate intransitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73032323915n
GKS Reference Number: 16632
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