waabshkaa

Definition: be gray, be white, turn gray, turn white

waabshkaa
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>3sCCONJ yaabshkaak; 1 be gray, be white, turn gray, turn white. Mii dash gegpii gaa-zhi-waabshkaag ndagwin.
>So finally my clothing became white. AM1937.rs. Giwaabandaan gaye gii ihiw wayaabishkaag aanakwad.
>You have seen white clouds. AW1941.rn.
>Partner: waabshkizi
>vai.
>Full-vowel form: waabishkaa.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Inanimate intransitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73071480712n
GKS Reference Number: 21603
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