pakne

Definition: grasshopper, cricket

pakne
>na comm.
>pl paknek; 1 grasshopper, cricket. Mii dash pii beskaabiiyaang, kina iidog gaa-miijwaad iw ngoodaas giw pakneg mzi gii-bbagnendaanaawaa.
>But when we got back, having eaten almost all of my dress, the grasshoppers had made holes in various places. AK1976.rs.
>Full-vowel form: bapakine.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Noun Animate noun
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73031110526n
GKS Reference Number: 20990
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