dakonan

Ojibwe

Etymology

dakw- (hold, grasp, control) + -in (act on by hand) + -an (vti class marker)

Verb

dakonan (stem dakon-, changed conjunct form dekonang)

1. hold

   Oshki-baashkizigan 'i dekonaman, mii na go ji-nagadinamamban.

   The new gun you're holding, would you be able to handle it?

2. take hold of
3. 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