mooka’am

Ojibwe

Etymology

mook- (“emerge, appear”) + -a’ (“act on using a tool or medium”) + -am (“vti class marker”)

Verb

mooka’am (changed conjunct form mwaaka’ang, stem mooka’-)

1. (the sun) rises

   Jibwaa-bi-mooka’ang mashkawaasige 'aw waabano-anang.

   Before the sun comes up, the morning star shines bright and powerful.

2. it is sunrise

Antonyms

• bangishimon

See also

• giizis (“sun, moon, a month”)
• waaban (“be dawn, be tomorrow”)

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/mooka-am-vai2