macekonal

verb ta 31

(parent, guardian) s/he rears h/, raises h/, fosters h/, brings h/ up; (farmer, etc.) s/he raises h/, breeds h/, starts to grow h/ (animal, plant)

Verb Stem : -macekon-

Example Sentences :

Passamaquoddy-Maliseet	English Phrase
'Qocikotonihil-al-ote tuceyuwol macekonat.	He was about a year old when she started rearing him.
Nokosatahamqosu wasis macekonut.	Time seems to go by quickly when a child is being reared. A child seems to grow up quickly.
Komac kmenakaci-macekonawak wasisok; nilun nokosakonannuk.	You raise children very slowly; we raise them quickly. (LM)
Eli-macekonut.	H/ upbringing.
Macekona ahahsu.	She breeds horses.
Nmacekonak pskihqiminsok.	I raise strawberries.