bkwezhgaans
Definition:
small loaf of bread
Body
bkwezhgaans
>ni Wp
>pl bkwezhgaansan; 1 small loaf of bread. Miinwaa gii-nookoonaawaan* niizhna sa bkwezhgaansan bebiiwaagin gojiing endnidegin.
>They placed for him two small loaves of bread that had been baked out of doors. AM1937.rs. 2 wheat. Aanind gtigaaning nokiiwag maajiigtoowaad waa-miijwaad: piniin, eshoonyan, mskodiisminan, kosmaanan, eshkdamoonyan, ezaawaanyan, gye mdaamnan, bkwezhgaans, mnijiimin.
>Some work on farms, raising their food: potatoes, cabbages, beans, pumpkins, watermelons, muskmelons, and Indian corn, wheat, peas. AM1937.rs.
>Full-vowel form: bakwezhigaans.
Languages:
Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech:
Noun
Inanimate noun
Source of term:
Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID:
n201132620-9-41n
GKS Reference Number:
23831