webnaa

Definition: abandon smb., throw sth. (an.) away

webnaa
>vta comm.
>1sIND nwebnaa;
>3sCCONJ yebnaat;
>2sIMP webish; 1 abandon smb., throw sth. (an.) away. Gegwa webnaaken ndoopwaagan.
>Don't throw away my pipe. AM1937.rs. 2 divorce smb., get a [marital] separation from smb..
>Partner: webnaan
>vti.
>Full-vowel form: webiN.

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: n73032776946n
GKS Reference Number: 21822
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