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𐓄𐒰𐒼'𐒰𐒼'𐒰𐓄𐒷𐓄𐒰́𐒼'𐒰𐒼'𐒰𐓄𐒷transitive verb1cut notches in an object with a knife or saw𐓄𐒰-𐒼'𐒰𐒼'𐒰𐓄𐒷𐓄𐒰𐒼'𐒰𐒼'𐒰𐓄𐒷𐓄𐒰𐒼𐒷𐒼𐒷𐓄𐒷This term uses reduplication which means part of the word (usually just one syllable) is repeated to express the idea of an action or idea occurring over and over. If the syllable being reduplicated ends in "e," it almost always changes to "a." For example, "-se" would become "-sasa" or "-sase."
𐓄𐒰𐒼'𐒰𐒼'𐒰𐓄𐒷𐓄𐒰𐒼'𐒰́𐒼'𐒰𐓄𐒷transitive verb1make notches in an object by pushing repeatedly with a knife𐓄𐒰-𐒼'𐒰𐒼'𐒰𐓄𐒷𐓄𐒰𐒼'𐒰𐒼'𐒰𐓄𐒷𐓄𐒰𐒼𐒷𐒼𐒷𐓄𐒷This term uses reduplication which means part of the word (usually just one syllable) is repeated to express the idea of an action or idea occurring over and over. If the syllable being reduplicated ends in "e," it almost always changes to "a." For example, "-se" would become "-sasa" or "-sase."
𐓄𐒰𐒼'𐒰𐓄𐒷𐓄𐒰𐒼'𐒰́𐓄𐒷transitive verb1make a notch in an object by pushing it with a knife-point, or the end of a spear, etc., held firmly against it𐓄𐒰-𐒼'𐒰𐓄𐒷𐓄𐒰𐒼'𐒰𐓄𐒷𐓄𐒰𐒼𐒷𐓄𐒷
𐓄𐒰𐒼𐒷𐒼𐒷𐓄𐒷𐓄𐒰́𐒼𐒷𐒼𐒷́𐓄𐒷transitive verb1cut notches in an object with a knife or saw𐓄𐒰-𐒼𐒷𐓄𐒷𐓄𐒰𐒼'𐒰𐒼'𐒰𐓄𐒷𐓄𐒰𐒼𐒷𐒼𐒷𐓄𐒷This term uses reduplication which means part of the word (usually just one syllable) is repeated to express the idea of an action or idea occurring over and over. If the syllable being reduplicated ends in "e," it almost always changes to "a." For example, "-se" would become "-sasa" or "-sase."
𐓄𐒰𐒼𐒷𐒼𐒷𐓄𐒷𐓄𐒰𐒼𐒷́𐒼𐒷𐓄𐒷transitive verb1make notches in an object by pushing repeatedly against it with the end of a stick, spear, knife, etc.𐓄𐒰-𐒼𐒷𐓄𐒷𐓄𐒰𐒼'𐒰𐒼'𐒰𐓄𐒷𐓄𐒰𐒼𐒷𐒼𐒷𐓄𐒷This term uses reduplication which means part of the word (usually just one syllable) is repeated to express the idea of an action or idea occurring over and over. If the syllable being reduplicated ends in "e," it almost always changes to "a." For example, "-se" would become "-sasa" or "-sase."
𐓄𐒰𐒼𐒷𐓄𐒷𐓄𐒰𐒼𐒷́𐓄𐒷transitive verb1make a notch in an object, by pushing it with a knife-point, or the end of a stick, spear, etc., held firmly against it𐓄𐒰-𐒼𐒷𐓄𐒷𐓄𐒰𐒼'𐒰𐓄𐒷𐓄𐒰𐒼𐒷𐓄𐒷
π“„π’°π’Όπ’»π’Ώπ’°π“‡π’°Ν˜π“„π’°π’½π’»Μπ’Ώπ’°π“‡π’°Ν˜transitive verb1turn an object upside down by pushing with the end of a stick, etc., held firmly against itπ“„π’°π’Όπ’»π’Όπ“π’°π“‡π’°Ν˜π“„π’°-
π“„π’°π’Όπ’»π“Šπ’·π“„π’°Μ„π’Όπ’»Μπ“Šπ’·1make a creaking or squeaking sound by pushingtransitive verb2play music on an instrumentintransitive verb3play a fiddletransitive verb4fiddlenoun5musical instrument, pianonoun6musicnoun𐓄𐒰-π’Όπ’»π“Šπ’·
𐓄𐒰𐒼𐒻𐓍𐒰𐒹𐒰𐓄𐒰𐒽𐒻́𐓍𐒰𐒹𐒰transitive verb1separate two objects by pushing against them with the end of a stick, spear, knife, etc.2push apart two objects with a stick or pole𐓄𐒰-π’Όπ’»π“π’°π’Ήπ’°π“„π’°π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°π’Ήπ’°
𐓄𐒰𐒼𐒻𐓐𐒷𐓄𐒰́𐒼𐒻𐓐𐒷transitive verb1cut all around a piece of wood once, with a knife, making an indentation2cut or saw a long line across the grain𐓄𐒰-
𐓄𐒰𐒼'𐓂𐓄𐒰̄𐒼'𐓂́1dig (e.g., a grave)transitive verb2stoop over (a little)intransitive verb𐓄𐒰𐒼'π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°-𐒼'𐓂𐒼'π’·π“„π’°π“Š'π’»Ν˜π“„π’°π“Š'𐓂
𐓄𐒰𐒼𐓂𐒼𐒷𐓄𐒰𐒽𐓂́𐒼𐒷transitive verb1make a hollow sound or reverberation by pushing at the ground, a wall, floor, box, etc.π“„π’°π’Όπ“Žπ’Όπ’·π“„π’°-𐒼𐓂𐒼𐒷
π“„π’°π’Όπ“‚π“Šπ’·π“„π’°π’Όπ“‚Μπ“Šπ’·transitive verb1probe, as a bone, for marrowπ“„π’°π’Όπ“Žπ“Šπ’·π“„π’°-
𐓄𐒰𐒿𐒰𐓇𐒰𐓄𐒰𐒿𐒰́𐓇𐒰transitive verb1turn the soil over, root up the ground, as hogs do𐓄𐒰𐒼𐓍𐒰𐓇𐒰𐓄𐒰-
𐓄𐒰𐒿𐒷𐒼𐒷𐓄𐒰̄𐒿𐒷́𐒼𐒷intransitive verb1hatch, shatter by pushing outward𐓄𐒰𐒹𐒿𐒷𐒼𐒷𐓄𐒰-𐒿𐒷𐒼𐒷
𐓄𐒰𐒿𐒷𐓒𐒷𐓄𐒰𐒿𐒷́𐓒𐒷𐓄𐒰̋𐒿𐒷𐓒𐒷𐓄𐒰́𐒿𐒷𐓒𐒷transitive verb1make an object striped by writing, pushing, etc.2write in lines, as in a book3write something or make one's mark upon something4vote5vote for or against something or someone𐓄𐒰𐒼𐓍𐒷𐓒𐒷𐓄𐒰-𐒿𐒷𐓒𐒷𐓄𐒰𐒿𐒷𐓒𐒷Most verbs using instrumental prefixes have the stress on the second syllable in their base forms (third-person singular). However, this entry either has a second pronunciation variant that has stress on the first syllable, or simply only has stress on the first syllable.
𐓄𐒰𐒿𐒷𐓒𐒷𐓄𐒰́𐒿𐒷𐓒𐒷transitive verb1cut stripes or rows on wood with a knife𐓄𐒰𐒼𐓍𐒷𐓒𐒷𐓄𐒰-𐒿𐒷𐓒𐒷𐓄𐒰𐒿𐒷𐓒𐒷
𐓄𐒰𐒿𐒷𐓓𐒷𐓄𐒰́𐒿𐒷𐓓𐒷transitive verb1make an object spotted by cutting with a knife, or by sawing𐓄𐒰𐒼𐓍𐒷𐓓𐒷𐓄𐒰-𐒿𐒷𐓓𐒷𐓄𐒰𐒿𐒷𐓓𐒷
𐓄𐒰𐒿𐒷𐓓𐒷𐓄𐒰𐒿𐒷́𐓓𐒷transitive verb1make an object spotted by writing, sewing, or by pushing it with the end of a stick, etc., held firmly against it𐓄𐒰𐒼𐓍𐒷𐓓𐒷𐓄𐒰-𐒿𐒷𐓓𐒷𐓄𐒰𐒿𐒷𐓓𐒷
π“„π’°π’Ώπ’»Ν˜π“…π’°π’Ώπ’»ΜΝ˜noun1mucus from the nose2runny nose3snotπ“„π’°π’Ήπ’Ώπ’»Ν˜π“„π’°π’Ώπ’»π“„π’°π’Ήπ’Ώπ’»
π“„π’°π’Ώπ“‚Ν˜π“π’»Ν˜π“„π’°π’Ώπ“‚ΜΝ˜π“π’»Ν˜transitive verb1enrage or make furious by pushing at with a stick, etc., held firmly against the person or animalπ“„π’°π’Όπ“π“ŽΝ˜π’»Ν˜π“„π’°π’Όπ“π“ŽΝ˜π“π’»Ν˜π“„π’°-π’Ώπ“‚Ν˜π“π’»Ν˜
π“„π’°π’Ώπ“Žπ“„π’°Μπ’Ώπ“Žtransitive verb1shell off grains of green corn by cutting them with a knifeπ“„π’°π’Όπ“π“Žπ“„π’°-π“„π’°π“‡π“„π“Ž
π“„π’°π“€π’°Ν˜π“„π’°π“€π’°ΜΝ˜transitive verb1file2remove the outer skins or bran from grains of corn which have been boiled in lye, by rubbing them3grate, as a nutmeg4push an axe on a motionless grindstone5sharpen a scythe, by pushing the hone or rasp first along one side, then along the other𐓄𐒰-𐓄𐒰𐓐𐒰𐒼𐒰
π“„π’°π“€π’°Ν˜π“‡π’»π“„π’°Μ„π“€π’°ΜΝ˜π“‡π’»transitive verb1lift, hold up (e.g., a picture in front of a group of people in an auditorium)2raise (e.g., a flag or a window)3raise any object by pushing it with the end of a stick, etc., held firmly against it𐓄𐒰𐓀𐒰𐓇𐒻𐓄𐒰-π“€π’°Ν˜π“‡π’»π“π“Žπ“€π’°Ν˜π“‡π’»
π“„π’°π“€π’°Ν˜π“‡π’» π“π’·π“π’·π“„π’°π“€π’°ΜΝ˜π“‡π’» 𐓍𐒷́𐓍𐒷transitive verb1raise any object by pushing it with the end of a stick, etc., held firmly against it, with the idea of sudden action, and sending the object further away than would otherwise be done with bamaⁿshi aloneπ“„π’°π“€π’°Ν˜π“‡π’»π“π’·π“π’·This entry is composed of more than one word. EVERY word must be conjugated as needed.
𐓄𐒰𐓁𐒰𐓄𐒰𐓁𐒰̋verb1adjourned, be adjourned, stop, pause, recess, disband, end, break up (as a meeting, "let out" (e.g., school for summer recess), be dismissed (as at the end of a school day)
-𐓄𐒰𐓁𐒻𐓄𐒰́𐓁𐒻1nearlysfx𐒹𐓂𐓁𐒻-𐓁𐒻Dorsey notes that this term is "suffixed to a verb, shows that a certain effect was nearly produced."This is an affix that cannot be used by itself. It is attached to other words or roots.If this term or suffix follows a word ending in -e, that -e changes to -a.
-𐓄𐒰𐓁𐒻𐓄𐒰𐓁𐒻́verb > ???sfx1feminine imperative plural signπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ’»π“†π“Žπ“π’°π“„π’°π“π’»Remember ye me!This is an affix that cannot be used by itself. It is attached to other words or roots.If this term or suffix follows a word ending in -e, that -e changes to -a.
𐓄𐒰𐓁𐒻𐒼𐒰𐓇𐒻𐒷𐓄𐒰́𐓁𐒻𐒽𐒰́𐓇𐒻𐒷noun1snowman𐓄𐒰𐓁𐒻𐒼𐒰𐓇𐒻𐒷
π“„π’°π“π’»π’Ώπ“‚Ν˜π“’π’·π“„π’°π“π’»Μπ’Ώπ“‚Ν˜π“’π’·transitive verb1make mud soft or miry by pushing a stick into it for some timeπ“„π’°π“π’»π’Όπ“π“ŽΝ˜π“’π’·π“„π’°-π“π’»π’Ώπ“‚Ν˜π“’π’·
𐓄𐒰𐓄𐒰𐓄𐒰𐓐𐒷𐓄𐒰́𐓄𐒰𐓄𐒰́𐓐𐒷transitive verb1cut a rope, cord, etc., in pieces with a knife (blade)𐓄𐒰-𐓄𐒰𐓐𐒷This term uses reduplication which means part of the word (usually just one syllable) is repeated to express the idea of an action or idea occurring over and over. If the syllable being reduplicated ends in "e," it almost always changes to "a." For example, "-se" would become "-sasa" or "-sase."
𐓄𐒰𐓄𐒰𐓐𐒷𐓄𐒰́𐓄𐒰𐓐𐒷transitive verb1cut a cord or a rope with a knife2cut a cord or rope once with a knife (blade)𐓄𐒰-π“„π’°π“π’·π’Όπ’°π“„π’°π“π’·π“π’°Ν˜π“„π’°π“π’·π“„π’°π“„π’°π“π’·π“„π“‚π“„π’°π“π’·π“ˆπ’°π“„π’°π“π’·π“π’°π“„π’°π“π’·π“π’»π“„π’°π“π’·This instrumental prefix is one of three (ba- (cutting motion), bo- (force), and da- (extreme temperature)) that has stress if it is the first syllable of a word. Noting this can be helpful since ba- can be confused with other instrumental prefixes that are spelled the same (e.g., ba- (by pushing)), but have stress on the following syllable.
π“„π’°π“„π’°π“π“‚Ν˜π“…π’°Μπ“„π’°π“π“‚Ν˜noun1Sioux (tribe or tribal member)2cutthroats'nose cutter', 'head cutter'π“„π’°Ν˜π“„π’°π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°-π“π“‚Ν˜π’°π“€π’°π“π’°π’²π“„π’°π“π“‚π’Ήπ’°π“π’»Ν˜π’Ώπ’·π““π’·π’Όπ’°π“π’·π’Ήπ’»Ν˜π“‡π’°π’Ήπ“‚π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°π’Όπ’°π“π“‚π“π’°π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“’π’·π“€π“Žπ“†π’Όπ“‚π’Όπ’·π“„π’° π“ˆπ“‚π’Όπ’°π“„π’°π“π’»Ν˜π“„π’°π“π’»π“€π’°π’Ήπ’°π“„π’°π“π“‚π“Šπ’·π“„π“‚Ν˜π’Όπ’°π“†π’°π’Όπ’» π’Ήπ“‚π“†π’°π’Όπ’»π“π’°π“†π’°π’Όπ’»π““π’»Ν˜π“‡π’°π’°π’Όπ’·π“‡π’°π’Ήπ’°Ν˜π“‡π’°π’Ώπ’°π’Όπ’»π“‡π’°π“π’°π“π’»π“‡π’°π“π’°π“π’»Ν˜π“Šπ’»π’Όπ’°π“‡π’·π“Šπ’»π“„π“‚π“π’°π’Ήπ“‚π“π’°π’Ήπ’°π“π’°π“„π’° π“π’»π’Όπ’°π“π’°π“‡π“‚π’Ήπ’Ώπ’°π“π’°π“π’°π“π’»π“π’°π““π’°π““π’·π“π’°π““π“‚π’Ώπ’°π“π’»π“Šπ’»π“ˆπ’°
π“„π’°π“„π’·π“†π’»Ν˜π“„π’°π“„π’·Μπ“†π’»Ν˜transitive verb1turn the edge of any sharp tool by thrusting it against any hard object𐓄𐒰-
π“„π’°π“„π’·π“‡π’»Ν˜π“„π’°π“„π’·Μπ“‡π’»Ν˜transitive verb1bend any flat object, as a knife-point, by pushing with it𐓄𐒰-π“„π’°π“„π’·π“‡π’»Ν˜
𐓄𐒰𐓄𐓂𐓄𐒰𐓄𐓂́intransitive verb1sink2lower3go down (e.g., the sun when setting)4down-hill5over the edge of a bluffπ“„π’°π“„π“Ž
𐓄𐒰𐓄𐓐𐓂𐒼𐒷𐓄𐒰𐓄𐓐𐓂́𐒽𐒷transitive verb1make the ground give forth a deadened sound by thrusting at it2stab a person or animal, running the knife or spear to the hilt, making a thudπ“„π’°π“„π“π“Žπ’Όπ’·π“„π’°-π“„π“π“‚π’Όπ’·π’Όπ’°π“„π“π“‚π’Όπ’·π“π’°Ν˜π“„π“π“‚π’Όπ’·π“π’°π“„π“π“‚π’Όπ’·
𐓄𐒰𐓆𐒰𐓆𐒰𐓄𐒰̄𐓆𐒰́𐓆𐒰transitive verb1dice by cutting over and overcut repeatedly by pushing down on𐓄𐒰-*𐓆𐒷This term uses reduplication which means part of the word (usually just one syllable) is repeated to express the idea of an action or idea occurring over and over. If the syllable being reduplicated ends in "e," it almost always changes to "a." For example, "-se" would become "-sasa" or "-sase."
𐓄𐒰𐓆𐒰𐓍𐓂𐓄𐒰𐓆𐒰́𐓍𐓂transitive verb1make rattle, by pushing against, as the tail of a rattlesnakeπ“„π’°π“†π’°π“π“Žπ“„π’°-
𐓄𐒰𐓆𐒷𐓄𐒰̄𐓆𐒷́transitive verb1cut up (e.g., meat or potatoes)2cut into pieces (e.g., a cake)3cut off by using a pushing motion4break, as bread, or meat, by pushing against it with the end of a stick, etc., or a knife point𐓄𐒰-*π“†π’·π’Όπ’°π“†π’·π“„π’°π“†π’·π“„π“‚π“†π’·π“π“Žπ“†π’·