onakizh

Ojibwe

Etymology

oN- (“arrange, form”) + -akiN (“stand, erect (an animate object)”)

Verb

onakizh (changed conjunct form wenakinaad, stem onakiN-)

1. set up (an animate object)

Related terms

• onakidoon (“set up, with an inanimate object”)

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/onakizh-vta