jiimaa
Definition:
kiss smb.
Body
jiimaa
>vta comm.
>1sIND njiimaa;
>3sCCONJ wejiimaat;
>2sIMP jiim; 1 kiss smb.. Gaa wii gii-nsidwinaagsiin niw gashwan pii beskaabiid, pii dash gaa-nsidwinwaad gii-aagkwenaan, mii dash gii-jiimaad.
>His mother did not recognise him when he came back, but when she did recognise him she embraced him and kissed him. AM1937.rs. Mii ogii-ani-ojiimaan.
>Then she kissed it (a baby). AW1941.rn.
>Partner: jiindaan
>vti.
>Full-vowel form: ojiim.
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:
n73028439281n
GKS Reference Number:
16953