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agosimaan ni [BL] a cucurbit (a plant of the gourd family or its fruit): cucumber, gourd, melon, pumpkin, squash, watermelon

agozideshkaw vta step on h/ foot or paw

agozigwaji vai s/he gets frozen to the ice

agoodakikwaan ni a kettle hanger

agoodakikwaanaak ni a kettle hanger

agoodakii vai s/he hangs up moss (to use for diapering babies)

agoodamaw vta hang (it) for h/

See also: agoodaw vta

agoodasabii vai s/he hangs up a net

agoodaw vta
  1. hang (it) for h/
  2. set a snare for h/

See also: agoodamaw vta

agoode vii it hangs, is suspended

Paired with: agoojin vai

agoodinasabaanaak ni net rack pole

agoodinasabii vai s/he hangs up the net

agoodoo vai s/he hangs a snare, sets a snare

agoodoon vti2 hang it

Paired with: agoozh vta

(detransitive) agoojige vai s/he hangs things, hangs laundry (benefactive) agoodamaw vta hang (it) for h/ (derived noun) agoojigan ni something hung: a clothesline, a Christmas present, an item for sale at a stand; something used to hang things: a hanger (benefactive) agoodaw vta
  1. hang (it) for h/
  2. set a snare for h/
agoodwaagan ni a snare

agoodwaaganeyaab ni snare wire, snare

agoojigan ni something hung: a clothesline, a Christmas present, an item for sale at a stand; something used to hang things: a hanger

agoojiganaabik ni a hanger of metal or wire: a kettle hanger

agoojiganaabikoons ni a coat hanger made of wire

agoojiganaatig ni a clothesline pole

agoojiganeyaab ni a clothesline

agoojige vai s/he hangs things, hangs laundry

agoojigewataason ni a closet

agoojin vai
  1. s/he hangs
  2. s/he is in the sky (e.g., a star, sun, or moon)

Paired with: agoode vii

agoojiwanaanaak ni a hanging rack for food drying