"dakwam" meaning in All languages combined

See dakwam on Wiktionary

Verb [Ojibwe]

Forms: dekwamaad [conjunct]
Etymology: dakw- (hold, grasp, control) + -am (act on by mouth or teeth) Head templates: {{head|oj|verb|changed conjunct form|dekwamaad|cat2=verb transitive animate (vta)}} dakwam (changed conjunct form dekwamaad)
  1. hold in the mouth
    Sense id: en-dakwam-oj-verb-5CMwgeDX Categories (other): Ojibwe entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ojibwe entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21
  2. bite
    Sense id: en-dakwam-oj-verb-hCDIXCqt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dakwange Related terms: dakwandan, nawadam
Categories (other): Ojibwe verb transitive animate (vta) Disambiguation of Ojibwe verb transitive animate (vta): 0 0
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          "english": "My little brother bit me and it hurts.",
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