dkonaan
Definition:
hold sth. [off the floor]
Body
dkonaan
>vti comm.
>1sIND ndaknaan;
>3sCCONJ deknang; 1 hold sth. [off the floor]. Mii-sh gii-zhi-bbaabtood maa nsawhigning mdaaching, gii-bmi-ngamo gii-bmi-dkonang iw biiwaabik gechi-giinaag.
>Then he ran around the tipi ten times, he was singing and carrying a very sharp metal spear point. AK1976.rs. Ke-dkonan maanda mshimat epiichi-nsaaknamaa shkwaandem.
>Hold this bag while I open the door. MC2005.cs. 2 seize sth.. Gii-dkonaanaawaa wi mdwewechgan aanawii-dkamwidoot.
>They seized the stereo when he tried to take it across [the border]. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: dkonaa
>vta.
>Full-vowel form: dakonan.
Languages:
Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech:
Verb
Inanimate transitive verb
Source of term:
Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID:
n73013750686n
GKS Reference Number:
14403