melgapjit - Mi'gmaq Mi'kmaq Micmac Online Talking Dictionary - PREVIEW

Home / Search / All Words / Words by Category / About Us

melgapjit

Pronunciation guide: mel·kap·chit

Recording by Diane (Listuguj) 🔉
Recording by Eunice (Listuguj) 🔉
Recording by Joe (Listuguj) 🔉

Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she has a strong grip

Meanings:

have strong grip

Example of word used in sentence:

Lpa'tu'ji'j melgapjitl ugtpu'taiml, mu' getu'legegul.
The little boy has a strong grip on his bottle, he doesn't want to let it go.

Recording by Eunice (Listuguj) 🔉

Alternate forms:

I have a strong grip

(first person singular animate)

We have a strong grip

(first person dual exclusive animate)

We have a strong grip

(first person plural exclusive animate)

Other words from category hold

alapjit - have in hand - 🔉
aptapjiet - unable to release a hold - 🔉
elasgng - hand over / hold in the direction of - 🔉
geggunasit - kept (for safekeeping) / held (for safekeeping) - 🔉
geggunatl - have / possess - 🔉
geggung - have / possess - 🔉
gelg'g - hold down with body weight / hold closed with body weight - 🔉
gelguatl - hold down with body weight - 🔉
gelisga'latl - take by the hand while walking / take hold arm in arm - 🔉
gelpilatl - tie up - 🔉
geltaqanatl - hold by a leash / restrain (by leash or rope) - 🔉
geltaqpilatl - tie with a rope - 🔉
geltaqpilg - tie it up with a rope - 🔉
gelta'tl - put claim / put deposit on / retainer / down payment on / give temporary relief to / prop up suddenly, quickly, temporarily / catch or hold in place temporarily - 🔉
gelte'g - put claim / deposit / retainer / down payment on - 🔉
gennatl - hold / put aside - 🔉
genn'g - hold - 🔉
getapja'toq - take with bare hands - 🔉
getapsgnatl - hold with bare hands - 🔉
getapsgng - take hold with bare hands - 🔉
gisapsgng - catch reach / get a hold of - 🔉
goqqwa'latl - grab - 🔉
goqqwa'toq - grab - 🔉
gweso'tg - conserve / preserve - 🔉
iga'latl - release / let go / place / put - 🔉
iljo'qonatl - balance - 🔉
iljo'qong - balance - 🔉
loqte'gn - trap - 🔉
loqte'gnigalatl - to trap / set trap for - 🔉
masqwa'tasit - jailed / put away (in mental institution) / put away / store - 🔉
masqwa'tasit - jailed / put away (in mental institution) / put away / store - 🔉
melgapjit - have strong grip - 🔉
me'sapjeta'tl - fumble / unable to catch - 🔉
me'sapje'te'g - fumble / unable to catch - 🔉
metaqapja'latl - take in bare hands - 🔉
metaqapja'sit - take in bare hands - 🔉
metaqapja'toq - take in bare hands - 🔉
metaqapjeta'tl - grab in bare hands - 🔉
metaqapjit - holds in bare hands - 🔉
mntoqopsga'latl - pinch and twist - 🔉
mntoqopsga'toq - pinch and twist - 🔉
naqanatl - delay / hold back / restrain - 🔉
naqang - hold back / restrain / delay - 🔉
nastesmatl - hook / jig - 🔉
nastestoq - hook / jig / catch by hook - 🔉
nisnatl - holds downward - 🔉
nisn'g - restrain / holds downward - 🔉
patanapjit - hold with left hand - 🔉
pesoqopsga'sit - fumble and drop / let slip from hand - 🔉
pija'latl - put in - 🔉
pija'lut - jailed / put inside - 🔉
pija'toq - put in - 🔉
pisoqos'ti - button - 🔉
sepapjit - hold in concealment in the hand - 🔉
sepitja'latl - grasp / grip - 🔉
sepitja'toq - grip / grasp - 🔉
sepuijjenatl - hide or conceal in hand - 🔉
sepuijjeng - hide or conceal in hand - 🔉
sepulgomit - hold under arm / clutch under arm - 🔉
siptaqan'g - stretching / holding a steady tension - 🔉
taqawanapi - grilse net / trout net - 🔉
te'tipoqja'latl - put arm around waist of - 🔉
wejigoqwa'latl - attempt to grab / grab from - 🔉
wejimsnatl - try to grasp / try to catch - 🔉
wejimsng - try to grasp - 🔉
wejitepnatl - try to reach (with hand) - 🔉
wesmoqsuwalatl - embrace / hug / smooch - 🔉
weso'tg - conserves / preserve - 🔉
wesua'latl - take hold of - 🔉