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ππ°πΌ'π°πΌ'π°ππ·ππ°ΜπΌ'π°πΌ'π°ππ·1cut notches in an object with a knife or sawππ°-πΌ'π°πΌ'π°ππ·ππ°πΌ'π°πΌ'π°ππ·ππ°πΌπ·πΌπ·ππ·This 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."
ππ°πΌ'π°πΌ'π°ππ·ππ°πΌ'π°ΜπΌ'π°ππ·1make notches in an object by pushing repeatedly with a knifeππ°-πΌ'π°πΌ'π°ππ·ππ°πΌ'π°πΌ'π°ππ·ππ°πΌπ·πΌπ·ππ·This 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."
ππ°πΌ'π°ππ·ππ°ΜπΌ'π°ππ·1cut a notch in an object with a knife or sawππ°-πΌ'π°ππ·ππ°πΌ'π°ππ·ππ°πΌπ·ππ·
ππ°πΌ'π°ππ·ππ°πΌ'π°Μππ·1make a notch in an object by pushing it with a knife-point, or the end of a spear, etc., held firmly against itππ°-πΌ'π°ππ·ππ°πΌ'π°ππ·ππ°πΌπ·ππ·
ππ°πΌπ·πΌπ·ππ·ππ°ΜπΌπ·πΌπ·Μππ·1cut notches in an object with a knife or sawππ°-πΌπ·ππ·ππ°πΌ'π°πΌ'π°ππ·ππ°πΌπ·πΌπ·ππ·This 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."
ππ°πΌπ·πΌπ·ππ·ππ°πΌπ·ΜπΌπ·ππ·1make notches in an object by pushing repeatedly against it with the end of a stick, spear, knife, etc.ππ°-πΌπ·ππ·ππ°πΌ'π°πΌ'π°ππ·ππ°πΌπ·πΌπ·ππ·This 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."
ππ°πΌπ·ππ·ππ°ΜπΌπ·ππ·1cut a notch in an object with a knife or sawππ°-πΌπ·ππ·ππ°πΌ'π°ππ·ππ°πΌπ·ππ·
ππ°πΌπ·ππ·ππ°πΌπ·Μππ·1make a notch in an object, by pushing it with a knife-point, or the end of a stick, spear, etc., held firmly against itππ°-πΌπ·ππ·ππ°πΌ'π°ππ·ππ°πΌπ·ππ·
ππ°πΌπ»πΏπ°ππ°Νππ°π½π»ΜπΏπ°ππ°Ν1turn an object upside down by pushing with the end of a stick, etc., held firmly against itππ°πΌπ»πΌππ°ππ°Νππ°-
ππ°πΌπ»ππ·ππ°ΜπΌπ»Μππ·1make a creaking or squeaking sound by pushingtransitive verb2play music on an instrumentintransitive verb3play a fiddletransitive verb4fiddlenoun5musical instrument, pianonoun6musicnounππ°-πΌπ»ππ·
ππ°πΌπ»ππ°πΉπ°ππ°π½π»Μππ°πΉπ°1separate two objects by pushing against them with the end of a stick, spear, knife, etc.2push apart two objects with a stick or poleππ°-πΌπ»ππ°πΉπ°ππ°ππΝππ°πΉπ°
ππ°πΌπ»ππ·ππ°ΜπΌπ»ππ·1cut all around a piece of wood once, with a knife, making an indentation2cut or saw a long line across the grainππ°-
ππ°πΌ'πππ°ΜπΌ'πΜ1dig (e.g., a grave)transitive verb2stoop over (a little)intransitive verbππ°πΌ'πΝππ°-πΌ'ππΌ'π·ππ°π'π»Νππ°π'π
ππ°πΌππΌπ·ππ°π½πΜπΌπ·1make a hollow sound or reverberation by pushing at the ground, a wall, floor, box, etc.ππ°πΌππΌπ·ππ°-πΌππΌπ·
ππ°πΌπππ·ππ°πΌπΜππ·1probe, as a bone, for marrowππ°πΌπππ·ππ°-
ππ°πΌππ»Νππ·ππ°πΌππ»ΜΝππ·1spear or push at an object, and miss it, because the weapon glides by, or on account of the dodging of the person or animal2scrape a hide with a knife after the removal of the hair3dress pine boards, etc.ππ°-*πΌππ»Νππ·πΌπ°πΌππ»Νππ·ππ°πΌππ»Νππ·πππΌππ»Νππ·ππ»πΌππ»Νππ·ππ»πΌππ»Νππ·
ππ°πΌππ»Νππ·ππ°ΜπΌππ»Νππ·1fail in cutting with a knife, because the latter slips by the object, without touching it, or because the object eludes the blowππ°-*πΌππ»Νππ·πΌπ°πΌππ»Νππ·ππ°πΌππ»Νππ·πππΌππ»Νππ·ππ»πΌππ»Νππ·ππ»πΌππ»Νππ·
ππ°πΏπ°ππ°ππ°πΏπ°Μππ°1turn the soil over, root up the ground, as hogs doππ°πΌππ°ππ°ππ°-
ππ°πΏπ°Νππ°ππ°ΜπΏπ°Νππ°1fail in cutting or sawing, missing the object2make a mistake in cutting with a knife, or in sawingππ°πΌππ°Νππ°ππ°-*πΏπ°Νππ°ππ°πΏπ°Νππ°ππ»πΏπ°Νππ°πππΏπ°Νππ°πππΏπ°Νππ°
ππ°πΏπ°Νππ°ππ°πΏπ°ΜΝππ°1push at an object, and miss doing what was intended2thrust at a foe, and miss him, because of his dodgingππ°πΌππ°Νππ°ππ°-*πΏπ°Νππ°ππ°πΏπ°Νππ°ππ»πΏπ°Νππ°πππΏπ°Νππ°πππΏπ°Νππ°
ππ°πΏπ·πΌπ·ππ°ΜπΏπ·πΌπ·1shatter by cutting or using a sharp edgetransitive verb2hatchintransitive verbππ°-πΏπ·πΌπ·πΌπ°πΏπ·πΌπ·ππ°ΝπΏπ·πΌπ·
ππ°πΏπ·πΌπ·ππ°ΜπΏπ·ΜπΌπ·1hatch, shatter by pushing outwardππ°πΉπΏπ·πΌπ·ππ°-πΏπ·πΌπ·
ππ°πΏπ·ππ·ππ°πΏπ·Μππ·ππ°ΜπΏπ·ππ·ππ°ΜπΏπ·ππ·1make 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 someoneππ°πΌππ·ππ·ππ°-πΏπ·ππ·ππ°πΏπ·ππ·Most 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.
ππ°πΏπ·ππ·ππ°ΜπΏπ·ππ·1cut stripes or rows on wood with a knifeππ°πΌππ·ππ·ππ°-πΏπ·ππ·ππ°πΏπ·ππ·
ππ°πΏπ·ππ·ππ°ΜπΏπ·ππ·1make an object spotted by cutting with a knife, or by sawingππ°πΌππ·ππ·ππ°-πΏπ·ππ·ππ°πΏπ·ππ·
ππ°πΏπ·ππ·ππ°πΏπ·Μππ·1make an object spotted by writing, sewing, or by pushing it with the end of a stick, etc., held firmly against itππ°πΌππ·ππ·ππ°-πΏπ·ππ·ππ°πΏπ·ππ·
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π°πΏπ»ΜΝ1mucus from the nose2runny nose3snotππ°πΉπΏπ»Νππ°πΏπ»ππ°πΉπΏπ»
ππ°πΏπΝππ»Νππ°πΏπΜΝππ»Ν1enrage or make furious by pushing at with a stick, etc., held firmly against the person or animalππ°πΌππΝπ»Νππ°πΌππΝππ»Νππ°-πΏπΝππ»Ν
ππ°πΏπππ°ΜπΏπ1shell off grains of green corn by cutting them with a knifeππ°πΌππππ°-ππ°πππ
ππ°ππ°Νππ°ππ°ΜΝ1file2remove 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 otherππ°-ππ°ππ°πΌπ°
ππ°ππ°Νππ»ππ°Μππ°ΜΝππ»1lift, 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 itππ°ππ°ππ»ππ°-ππ°Νππ»ππππ°Νππ»
ππ°ππ°Νππ» ππ·ππ·ππ°ππ°ΜΝππ» ππ·Μππ·1raise 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 bamaβΏshi aloneππ°ππ°Νππ»ππ·ππ·This entry is composed of more than one word. EVERY word must be conjugated as needed.
ππ°ππ°ππ°ππ°Μ1adjourned, 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)
-ππ°ππ»ππ°Μππ»1nearlysfxπΉπππ»-ππ»Dorsey 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.
-ππ°ππ»ππ°ππ»Μ1feminine imperative plural signπ°ΝπΌπ»ππππ°ππ°ππ»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.
ππ°ππ»πΌπ°ππ»π·ππ°Μππ»π½π°Μππ»π·1snowmanππ°ππ»πΌπ°ππ»π·
ππ°ππ»πΏπΝππ·ππ°ππ»ΜπΏπΝππ·1make mud soft or miry by pushing a stick into it for some timeππ°ππ»πΌππΝππ·ππ°-ππ»πΏπΝππ·
ππ°ππ°ππ°ππ·ππ°Μππ°ππ°Μππ·1cut a rope, cord, etc., in pieces with a knife (blade)ππ°-ππ°ππ·This 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."
ππ°ππ°ππ·ππ°Μππ°ππ·1cut a cord or a rope with a knife2cut a cord or rope once with a knife (blade)ππ°-ππ°ππ·πΌπ°ππ°ππ·ππ°Νππ°ππ·ππ°ππ°ππ·ππππ°ππ·ππ°ππ°ππ·ππ°ππ°ππ·ππ»ππ°ππ·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.
ππ°ππ°ππ·ππ°ππ°Μππ·1break or cut a rope or cord, with the point of a knife or stick held firmly against itππ°-ππ°ππ·πΌπ°ππ°ππ·ππ°Νππ°ππ·ππ°ππ°ππ·ππππ°ππ·ππ°ππ°ππ·ππ°ππ°ππ·ππ»ππ°ππ·
ππ°ππ°ππΝπ
π°Μππ°ππΝ1Sioux (tribe or tribal member)2cutthroats'nose cutter', 'head cutter'ππ°Νππ°ππΝππ°-ππΝπ°ππ°ππ°π²ππ°πππΉπ°ππ»ΝπΏπ·ππ·πΌπ°ππ·πΉπ»Νππ°πΉπππ°ΝπΌπ°πΌπ°ππππ°πΌπ°Νππ·ππππΌππΌπ·ππ° πππΌπ°ππ°ππ»Νππ°ππ»ππ°πΉπ°ππ°ππππ·ππΝπΌπ°ππ°πΌπ» πΉπππ°πΌπ»ππ°ππ°πΌπ»ππ»Νππ°π°πΌπ·ππ°πΉπ°Νππ°πΏπ°πΌπ»ππ°ππ°ππ»ππ°ππ°ππ»Νππ»πΌπ°ππ·ππ»ππππ°πΉπππ°πΉπ°ππ°ππ° ππ»πΌπ°ππ°πππΉπΏπ°ππ°ππ°ππ»ππ°ππ°ππ·ππ°πππΏπ°ππ»ππ»ππ°
ππ°ππ·ππ»Νππ°ππ·Μππ»Ν1turn the edge of any sharp tool by thrusting it against any hard objectππ°-
ππ°ππ·ππ»Νππ°Μππ·ππ»Ν1bend a knife-blade by cutting with itππ°-ππ°ππ·ππ»Ν
ππ°ππ·ππ»Νππ°ππ·Μππ»Ν1bend any flat object, as a knife-point, by pushing with itππ°-ππ°ππ·ππ»Ν
ππ°ππππ°ππΜ1sink2lower3go down (e.g., the sun when setting)4down-hill5over the edge of a bluffππ°ππ
ππ°ππππΌπ·ππ°πππΜπ½π·1make 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 thudππ°ππππΌπ·ππ°-ππππΌπ·πΌπ°ππππΌπ·ππ°ΝππππΌπ·ππ°ππππΌπ·
ππ°ππ°ππ°ππ°Μππ°Μππ°1dice by cutting over and overcut repeatedly by pushing down onππ°-*ππ·This 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."
ππ°ππ°ππππ°ππ°Μππ1make rattle, by pushing against, as the tail of a rattlesnakeππ°ππ°ππππ°-
ππ°ππ·ππ°Μππ·Μ1cut 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 pointππ°-*ππ·πΌπ°ππ·ππ°ππ·ππππ·ππππ·