gaandaʼan

Ojibwe

Etymology

gaand- (“force, push”) + -a’ (“act on by tool or medium”) + -an (vti class marker)

Verb

gaandaʼan (stem gaanda’-, changed conjunct form gayaandaʼang)

1. to push it (using something)

Derived terms

• gaanda’amaw (“push for (someone)”)
• gaanda’igaade (“be pusshed, they push it”)
• gaanda’ige (“push (unspecified things)”)

Related terms

• gaanda’ (“push (animate object) using something”)

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/gaanda-an-vti