nsaa
Definition:
destroy sth. (an.)
Body
nsaa
>vta comm.
>1sIND nnisaa;
>3sCCONJ nesaat;
>2sIMP nshin; 1 kill smb.. Aapji giiwenh gii-zhiingzi wa mnidoo; gaa sa go naa gii-nishisii; wgii-nsaan go naa bemaadzin'jin iidig.
>That monster was despicable; he was no good at all, for he killed people. SO1971.rs. Zhashkoonyan gye zhaangweshwan nisaawaan daawewaad.
>They kill muskrats and mink and sell them. AM1937.rs. Waasa gii-kawaabi sa waa-bi-dgoshnin'jin waa-bi-nsigwaajin.
>From a long ways off he would observe those who were coming to kill him. AM1937.rs. 2 destroy sth. (an.). 3 catch sth. (an.). 4 turn sth. (an.) off. (of mechanical devices)
>Partner: ntoon
>vti.
>Full-vowel form: niS.
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:
n71433865201n
GKS Reference Number:
20657