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π’°π“„π’»π“‚π’Ώπ’°Ν˜
π’°π“„π’»π“‚π’Ώπ’°Ν˜π’°Μ‹π“„π’»π“‚π’Ώπ’°Ν˜πŸ”Šnoun1armbandπ’°π’Όπ“‚Ν˜
π’°π“„π’»π“†π’°Ν˜
π’°π“„π’»π“†π’°Ν˜π’°Μπ“„π’»π“†π’°Ν˜transitive verb1hold down (e.g., a lid or a person)2mash, push down on3shut, close (e.g., one's eyes)𐒰-𐓄𐒻-
𐒰𐓄𐓇𐒷
𐒰𐓄𐓇𐒷𐒰́𐓄𐓇𐒷1around (e.g., pass around, give around, walk around)adverb2go around, circulateintransitive verb
π’°π“„π“Žπ“†π’°Ν˜π“Šπ’·
π’°π“„π“Žπ“†π’°Ν˜π“Šπ’·π’°Μπ“„π“Žπ“†π’°ΜΝ˜π“Šπ’·transitive verb1catch an object, as a bird, by pressing the hands down on and around it2press down on, as a chair leg on any object𐒰-π“„π“Ž-
π’°π“„π“Žπ“‡π“ˆπ’±
π’°π“„π“Žπ“‡π“ˆπ’±π’°Μπ“„π“Žπ“‡π“ˆπ’±transitive verb1spread on (as shoe polish)𐒰-π“„π“Ž-
π’°π“„π“Žπ“π’·
π’°π“„π“Žπ“π’·π’°Μπ“„π“Žπ“π’·intransitive verb1boil, as food boils when cooking2foam upThis term refers to something boiling (i.e., "the water is boiling"), not the act of boiling something (i.e., I am boiling it.").
π’°π“†π’°Ν˜π“Šπ’»
π’°π“†π’°Ν˜π“Šπ’»π’°Μπ“†π’°Ν˜π“Šπ’»transitive verb1put to the test, test someone
π’°π“†π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°
π’°π“†π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°π’°π“†π’»ΜΝ˜π’Όπ’°πŸ”Šnoun1daughter (third) (my)2daughter (third) (your)3daughter (third) (his/her)4daughter (third)π’°π“‡π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°π’°π“†π’»π““π’»Ν˜π“€π’»π“π’°π“†π’»π’Όπ’·π“π’°π’Ό'𐓂𐓄𐒰𐓏𐒰𐒼'π“‚π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“π’»π’Ήπ’·
𐒰𐓆𐒻𐓄𐒰
𐒰𐓆𐒻𐓄𐒰𐒰𐓆𐒻́𐓅𐒰noun1sister (baby) (my)2daughter (baby) (my)3daughter (baby) (your)4daughter (baby) (his/her)Female𐒰𐓆𐒻𐓄𐒱𐒰𐓆𐒻𐓄𐒰 π’»π“ˆπ’°π’°π“†π’»π“„π’° π“π’»π“ˆπ’°Quintero notes (Osage Dictionary, page 18) that this term "Does not use the inalienable possessive prefixes." By that she means the 𐒻-, 𐓍𐒻-, and 𐓏𐒻- prefixes.

Quintero also notes that for "baby sister," it refers to "anyone's; can be used as vocative." She also notes that for "baby daughter, it refers to "anyone's; used vocatively by father and mother."
𐒰𐓆𐒻𐓄𐒰 π’»π“ˆπ’°
𐒰𐓆𐒻𐓄𐒰 π’»π“ˆπ’°π’°π“†π’»Μπ“…π’° 𐒻́𐓉𐒰noun1sister (baby) (his/her)2daughter (baby) (his/her)Female𐒰𐓆𐒻𐓄𐒱 π’»π“ˆπ’°π’°π“†π’»π“„π’°π’»π“ˆπ’°π’°π“†π’»π“„π’°π’°π“†π’»π“„π’° π“π’»π“ˆπ’°
𐒰𐓆𐒻𐓄𐒰 π“π’»π“ˆπ’°
𐒰𐓆𐒻𐓄𐒰 π“π’»π“ˆπ’°π’°π“†π’»Μπ“…π’° 𐓍𐒻́𐓉𐒰noun1sister (baby) (your)2daughter (baby) (your)Female𐒰𐓆𐒻𐓄𐒱 π“π’»π“ˆπ’°π’°π“†π’»π“„π’°π“π’»π“ˆπ’°π’°π“†π’»π“„π’°π’°π“†π’»π“„π’° π’»π“ˆπ’°
π’°π“†π’»π““π’»Ν˜
π’°π“†π’»π““π’»Ν˜π’°π“†π’»Μπ““π’»Ν˜noun1daughter (fourth and beyond) (my)2daughter (fourth and beyond) (your)3daughter (fourth and beyond) (his/her)4daughter (fourth and subsequent daughters)π’°π“†π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°π“€π’»π“π’°π“π’°π’Ό'𐓂𐓄𐒰𐓏𐒰𐒼'π“‚π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“π’»π’Ήπ’·
𐒰𐓆𐒼𐓂
𐒰𐓆𐒼𐓂𐒰́𐓆𐒼𐓂noun1hair growing on the templesπ’°π“†π’Όπ“Ž
π’°π“‡π’»π“ˆπ’°
π’°π“‡π’»π“ˆπ’°π’°Μπ“‡π’»π“‰π’°adverb1in the pastπ“ˆπ’°π’°π’Όπ’°π’Ήπ’°π“ˆπ’°
π’°π“‡π’»π“ˆπ’°
π’°π“‡π’»π“ˆπ’°π’°Μπ“‡π’»π“‰π’°π’°π“‡π’»Μπ“‰π’°adverb1outside2outdoors𐒰𐓇𐒻
π’°π“‡π’»π“ˆπ’° π“π’°π“π“‚Ν˜π’΄π’·
π’°π“‡π’»π“ˆπ’° π“π’°π“π“‚Ν˜π’΄π’·π’°Μπ“‡π’»π“‰π’° π“π’°π“π“‚ΜΝ˜π’΄π’·intransitive verb1picnic, dine outdoorsπ’°π“‡π’»π“ˆπ’°π“π’°π“π“‚Ν˜π’΄π’·
𐒰𐓇𐒼𐒰
𐒰𐓇𐒼𐒰𐒰́𐓇𐒼𐒰adverb1near2nearby3close4close at hand5a short distance away
𐒰𐓇𐒼𐒰 π“Šπ’»
𐒰𐓇𐒼𐒰 π“Šπ’»π’°Μπ“‡π’Όπ’° π“Šπ’»post1close to or near something or someoneπ’°π“‡π’Όπ’°π“Šπ’»
𐒰𐓇𐒼𐒰 π““π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°
𐒰𐓇𐒼𐒰 π““π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°π’°Μπ“‡π’Όπ’° π““π’»ΜΝ˜π’Όπ’°1somewhat close2a little close3at a short distanceπ’°π“‡π’Όπ’°π““π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°
π’°π“‡π’Όπ’°π“π“Šπ’»
π’°π“‡π’Όπ’°π“π“Šπ’»π’°Μπ“‡π’Όπ’°π“π“Šπ’»1very closeπ’°π“‡π’Όπ’°π“π“Šπ’»
π’°π“ˆπ’°
π’°π“ˆπ’°π’°Μπ“ˆπ’°Μ„transitive verb1freeze to2freeze sticking to something𐒰-π“ˆπ’°
π’°π“ˆπ’°π’Όπ’°Ν˜
π’°π“ˆπ’°π’Όπ’°Ν˜π’°Μπ“ˆπ’°π’½π’°Ν˜πŸ”Šnoun1lamp2light3artificial light4light thrown up the surroundingsπ’°π“ˆπ’°π’Όπ’²π’°-π“ˆπ’°π’Όπ’°Ν˜
π’°π“ˆπ’°π’Όπ’°Ν˜ 𐓏𐒷𐒿𐒻
π’°π“ˆπ’°π’Όπ’°Ν˜ π“π’·π’Ώπ’»π’°Μπ“ˆπ’°π’½π’°Ν˜ 𐓏𐒷́𐒿𐒻noun1kerosene oil2petroleumπ’°π“ˆπ’°π’Όπ’°Ν˜ π“π’·π’Όπ“π’»Ν˜π’°π“ˆπ’°π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“π’·π’Ώπ’»
π’°π“ˆπ’°π’Όπ’°Ν˜ 𐓏𐒷𐒿𐒻 𐓁𐒻𐓁𐒻
π’°π“ˆπ’°π’Όπ’°Ν˜ 𐓏𐒷𐒿𐒻 π“π’»π“π’»π’°Μπ“ˆπ’°π’½π’°Ν˜ 𐓏𐒷́𐒿𐒻 𐓁𐒻̋𐓁𐒻noun1oil welllamp + oil + spring, wellπ’°π“ˆπ’°π’Όπ’°Ν˜ 𐓏𐒷𐒼𐓍𐒻 π“π’»π“π’»π’°π“ˆπ’°π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“π’·π’Ώπ’»π“π’»π“π’»
π’°π“ˆπ’°π’Όπ’°Ν˜π’Ώπ’·
π’°π“ˆπ’°π’Όπ’°Ν˜π’Ώπ’·π’°Μπ“ˆπ’°π’½π’°Ν˜π’Ώπ’·noun1lamp or candleπ’°π“ˆπ’°π’Όπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ“π’·π’°π“ˆπ’°π’Όπ’°Ν˜π’Ώπ’·
π’°π“ˆπ’°π’Όπ’°π“Šπ’·
π’°π“ˆπ’°π’Όπ’°π“Šπ’·π’°Μπ“ˆπ’°π’½π’°π“Šπ’·verb1be hot from the heat of a fire or from the sun's rays𐒰-π“ˆπ’°π’Όπ’°π“Šπ’·
π’°π“ˆπ’°π“Š'𐒷𐒼𐒰
π’°π“ˆπ’°π“Š'π’·π’Όπ’°π’°Μπ“ˆπ’°π“Š'𐒷𐒼𐒰verb1wither in the flesh, as by the heat of the sun2wilt𐒰-π“ˆπ’°π“Š'𐒷𐒼𐒰
π’°π“ˆπ’°π“π’»π“Šπ’·
π’°π“ˆπ’°π“π’»π“Šπ’·π’°Μπ“ˆπ’°π“π’»π“Šπ’·noun1glare of the sun2a strong sun light𐒰-π“ˆπ’°-
π’°π“ˆπ“‚Ν˜π“„π’·
π’°π“ˆπ“‚Ν˜π“„π’·π’°Μπ“ˆπ“‚Ν˜π“„π’·transitive verb1watch over2watch over with care3watch, tend, take care of (e.g., some entity, such as a baby or a purse, or some process, such as cooking)4guard5aim carefully𐒰-π“ˆπ“‚Ν˜π“„π’·
π’°π“ˆπ“π’°Ν˜
π’°π“ˆπ“π’°Ν˜π’°Μπ“ˆπ“π’°Ν˜transitive verb1tread on2tread on it3bring down the foot on paper, etc., to keep it from being blown awayπ’°π’Όπ“π’°Ν˜π’°-
π’°π“Šπ’·
π’°π“Šπ’·π’°Μ‹π“Šπ’·transitive verb1climbπ’»ΜΝ˜π“„π’·π’Ήπ’» π’°Μ‹π“Šπ’°get on the pillow (crawl onto it)π““π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°Μπ““π’»Ν˜ 𐒰𐓄𐒰 π““π’°Μ‹Ν˜ π’°Μ‹π“Šπ’» 𐒰𐓄𐒱the children are climbing a tree2climb onto (by using the arms)3climb a tree4climb a tree, etc.5hug a tree in order to climb it6embrace7wrap one's arms around8clasp in the arms with affection
π’°π“Šπ’·
π’°π“Šπ’·π’°π“‹π’·Μ1the two standing inanimate objects2the two collections or objectsπ“Šπ’·
π’°π“Šπ’·π“π’·
π’°π“Šπ’·π“π’·π’°Μπ“Šπ’·π“π’·transitive verb1kindle a fire on an object2build a fire on3build a fire on some place or object𐒰-π“Šπ’·π“π’·
π’°π“Šπ’·π“π“Šπ’»Ν˜
π’°π“Šπ’·π“π“Šπ’»Ν˜π’°Μ‹π“Šπ’·π“π“Šπ’»Ν˜intransitive verb1feel sorry forπ’°Μ‹π“Šπ’·π“π“Šπ’»Ν˜I feel sorry for you (spoken to someone in pitiful shape)embrace indeedπ’°π“Šπ’·-π“π“Šπ’»Ν˜
π’°π“Šπ’»
π’°π“Šπ’»π’°π“‹π’»Μintransitive verb1camp2make camp𐒰-π“Šπ’»
π’°π“Šπ’»
π’°π“Šπ’»π’°π“Œπ’»Μintransitive verb1to have come to this place, not his home, or for the first time2arrive here, come here (motion accomplished), reach as a location or placeπ’°π’Ήπ’»π’°π’Ήπ“Žπ’°π’Όπ“‡π’»π’°π’Ύπ“Žπ’°π’Ώπ’·π’°π’Ώπ’»π’°π“π’·For motion verbs, the initial a- is rarely used on first- or second-person forms, and is often omitted with third-person subject.
π’°π“Šπ’»
π’°π“Šπ’»π’°Μ‹π“Œπ’»adjective1sick with feverπ’°Μ‹π“Œπ’»he's sickπ’°Μ‹π“Œπ’» π“π’»Ν˜π’Όπ“‡π’·Μ?do you have fever?are you sick?2feverish3running a little fever
π’°π“Šπ’»π“ˆπ’°Ν˜
π’°π“Šπ’»π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π’°Μπ“‹π’»π“‰π’°Ν˜noun1arbor2dance arbor3brush arbor4dance
π’°π“Šπ“‚π“ˆπ’°
π’°π“Šπ“‚π“ˆπ’°π’°Μπ“Šπ“‚π“‰π’°noun1the four legs of a quadruped2the arms and legs of a personπ’°π“Šπ“Žπ“ˆπ’°π“π’°π“Šπ“‚π“ˆπ’°
𐒰𐓍𐒰
𐒰𐓍𐒰𐒰𐓍𐒰́𐒰́𐓍𐒰1indeed2trulyMale𐒷𐓍𐒷
𐒰𐓍𐒰𐒹𐒰
𐒰𐓍𐒰𐒹𐒰𐒰́𐓍𐒰𐒹𐒰transitive verb1stick to one, as mud2wear, as clothing𐒰-
𐒰𐓍𐒰𐒼𐒷
𐒰𐓍𐒰𐒼𐒷𐒰́𐓍𐒰𐒼𐒷transitive verb1glue feathers or webs to arrow shafts𐒰-
π’°π“π’°π“†π’°Ν˜π“Šπ’·
π’°π“π’°π“†π’°Ν˜π“Šπ’·π’°Μπ“π’°π“†π’°ΜΝ˜π“Šπ’·transitive verb1hold an object firmly, by closing the teeth on it𐒰-𐓍𐒰-π’°π’Όπ’°π“†π’°Ν˜π“Šπ’·π’°π“„π’°π“†π’°Ν˜π“Šπ’·π’°π“π’»π“†π’°Ν˜π“Šπ’·
π’°π“π’°π“†π“ˆπ’°
π’°π“π’°π“†π“ˆπ’°π’°Μπ“π’°π“†π“ˆπ’°verb1adhere: said of any one object2adhere to3stick toπ’°π“†π“ˆπ’°π’°-π’°π’Όπ’°π’Ώπ’°Ν˜
π’°π“π’°π“†π“ˆπ’° π’»π“Šπ’·π“π’·
π’°π“π’°π“†π“ˆπ’° π’»π“Šπ’·π“π’·π’°Μπ“π’°π“†π“ˆπ’° 𐒻𐓋𐒷́𐓍𐒷transitive verb1stand up an object, making it adhere to something2set up many tall objects, making them adhere to somethingπ’°π“π’°π“†π“ˆπ’°π’»π“Šπ’·π“π’·This entry is composed of more than one word. Any conjugations need to be done on the LAST word.
π’°π“π’°π“†π“ˆπ’° 𐒼𐒰𐓐𐒷
π’°π“π’°π“†π“ˆπ’° π’Όπ’°π“π’·π’°Μπ“π’°π“†π“ˆπ’° 𐒼𐒰́𐓐𐒷transitive verb1make an object adhereπ’°π“π’°π“†π“ˆπ’°π’Όπ’°π“π’·This entry is composed of more than one word. Any conjugations need to be done on the LAST word.
π’°π“π’°π“†π“ˆπ’° π“π’°Ν˜π““π’»Ν˜
π’°π“π’°π“†π“ˆπ’° π“π’°Ν˜π““π’»Ν˜π’°Μπ“π’°π“†π“ˆπ’° π“π’°Ν˜π““π’»ΜΝ˜transitive verb1stand close enough to another person or object to touch it or himπ’°π“π’°π“†π“ˆπ’° π“π’°π““π’»Ν˜π’°π“π’°π“†π“ˆπ’°π“π’°Ν˜π““π’»Ν˜This entry is composed of more than one word. EVERY word must be conjugated as needed.
π’°π“π’°π“†π“ˆπ’°π’Ώπ’°Ν˜
π’°π“π’°π“†π“ˆπ’°π’Ώπ’°Ν˜π’°Μπ“π’°π“†π“ˆπ’°Μπ’Ώπ’°Ν˜transitive verb1make a cloth, plaster, paper, etc., adhere to an object, on which it is placedπ’°π“π’°π“†π“ˆπ’°π’Όπ“π’°Ν˜π’°π“π’°π“†π“ˆπ’°π’°π’Ώπ’°Ν˜π’°π“π’°π“†π“ˆπ’°π’Ώπ’·This entry is composed of more than one word. Any conjugations need to be done on the LAST word.
π’°π“π’°π“†π“ˆπ’°π’Ώπ’·
π’°π“π’°π“†π“ˆπ’°π’Ώπ’·π’°Μπ“π’°π“†π“ˆπ’°Μπ’Ώπ’·transitive verb1set upright, and make stick, as a candle to wood, without a candlestickπ’°π“π’°π“†π“ˆπ’°π’Όπ“π’·π’°π“π’°π“†π“ˆπ’°π’°π’Ώπ’·π’°π“π’°π“†π“ˆπ’°π’Ώπ’°Ν˜This entry is composed of more than one word. Any conjugations need to be done on the LAST word.
π’°π“π’°π“†π“ˆπ’°π““π“Ž
π’°π“π’°π“†π“ˆπ’°π““π“Žπ’°Μπ“π’°π“†π“ˆπ’°Μπ““π“Žtransitive verb1place a number of small objects on a surface, making them adhere to itπ’°π“π’°π“†π“ˆπ’°π’°π““π“ŽThis entry is composed of more than one word. Any conjugations need to be done on the LAST word.