miikwaa

Definition: hit smb. [usually, with something thrown or shot]

miikwaa
>vta Wk 1 hit smb. [usually, with something thrown or shot]. Ngii-miikhwaa oojiins.
>I hit the fly as I struck at it. AM1937.rs. Gaa go waawaach ngii-miikwaa-sii wa bsagaak; shawe'iing zhiwi gii-oo-dbakaakse wa ndart.
>I didn't even hit the board; my dart went and landed on the side. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: miiko[h]w.

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: n73096951100n
GKS Reference Number: 17903
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