asekaadan (vti) | | the Ojibwe People's Dictionary

asekaadan vti

pull and stretch it (a hide); tan it

nindasekaadaan 1s - 0s ind; odasekaadaan 3s - 0s ind; asekaadang 3s - 0 conj; esekaadang 3s - 0 ch-conj; Stem: /asekaad-/

Sentence Examples

Giishpin asekaadaman bashkwegin, biinish da-ani-nookiigad.

If you keep pulling a hide to dry it, it will get softer.

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Word Parts

asekaadan /asekaad-/: /aseke-/ stem of aseke vai ; /-d/

act on it

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Word Family

aseke vai s/he pulls and stretches a hide; s/he tans hides

(applicative) asekaazh vta pull and stretch it (animate; a hide) to tan it; tan it (animate: a hide) (applicative) asekaadan vti pull and stretch it (a hide); tan it (derived noun) asekewin ni tanning

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