mooka’am
Ojibwe
editEtymology
editmook- (“emerge, appear”) + -a’ (“act on using a tool or medium”) + -am (“vti class marker”)
Verb
editmooka’am (changed conjunct form mwaaka’ang, stem mooka’-)
- (the sun) rises
- Jibwaa-bi-mooka’ang mashkawaasige 'aw waabano-anang.
- Before the sun comes up, the morning star shines bright and powerful.
- it is sunrise
Antonyms
editSee also
editReferences
edit- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/mooka-am-vai2