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hand
vt
hand a certain way
ininamaw vta hand (it) to h/ a certain way; motion to h/ a certain way with the hand or hands

ininamaadiwag vai they hand (it) to each other

hand back
azhen vta return h/, take h/ back, hand h/ back

Paired with: azhenan vti

azhenan vti return it, take it back, hand it back

Paired with: azhen vta

azhenamaw vta return (it) to, take (it) back to, hand (it) back to h/

azhenige vai s/he returns things, takes things back, hands things back

hand over
biidin vta hand h/ over (here)

Paired with: biidinan vti

biidinamaw vta hand (it) over (here) to h/

biidinan vti hand it over (here)

Paired with: biidin vta

hand
[directly]
n
by hand
michi- pv lex barely; by hand; without anything special; by no other means

hand
[close]
n
at hand
wenipazh adv man easily, at hand, readily

hand lotion
n
hand lotion
noomininjiiwin ni [RL] hand lotion

noomininjii vai s/he applies lotion on h/ (own) hand or hands

boozininjaan ni [BL] hand lotion

apply hand lotion
noomininjii vai s/he applies lotion on h/ (own) hand or hands

hand net
n
hand net
gwaaba'waagan na a scoop net

hand-made
adj
hand-made thing
ozhichigan ni something made, built, or formed: a hand-made thing, a manufactured thing, a product

handbag
n
handbag
zhooniyaa-mashkimod ni a purse, a handbag, a wallet

handful
n
take a handful
ganakin vta [MN] take some of it (animate), take a handful of it (animate)

Paired with: ganakinan vti [MN] See also: ganikin vta [BL]

ganakinan vti [MN] take some of it, take a handful of it

Paired with: ganakin vta [MN] See also: ganikinan vti [BL]

ganakinamaw vta take a handful of it for h/

one handful
ingodobaneninj qnt num one handful

handkerchief
n
handkerchief
mashwens na [LL] [RL] a handkerchief

See also: moshwens ni

moshwens ni a handkerchief

See also: mashwens na [LL] [RL]

handle
n
handle
minjiminigan ni a handle

ax handle
waagaakwadwaatig ni an ax handle

hammer handle
bakite'iganaak ni a hammer handle

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

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