dakonan
Ojibwe
Etymology
dakw- (hold, grasp, control) + -in (act on by hand) + -an (vti class marker)
Verb
dakonan (stem dakon-, changed conjunct form dekonang)
- hold
- Oshki-baashkizigan 'i dekonaman, mii na go ji-nagadinamamban.
- The new gun you're holding, would you be able to handle it?
- take hold of
- carry
Derived terms
- dakonamaw
- dakonigaade
- dakonigaazo
- dakonige
Related terms
- dakon
See also
- -wid
- -wiN
References
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/dakonan-vti