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π“„π’°π“Šπ’·
π“„π’°π“Šπ’·π“„π’°Μ‹π“Œπ’·Μtransitive verb1sew𐓄𐒰-
π“„π’°π“Šπ’·
π“„π’°π“Šπ’·π“„π’°π“‹π’·Μnoun1a clump of young trees springing from a common root
π“„π’°π“Šπ’·
π“„π’°π“Šπ’·π“…π’°Μπ“Šπ’·1operate ontransitive verbπ“…π’°Μπ“ˆπ’°π“„π’» π’»Ν˜π’Όπ“‡π’»Μ 𐒰̄𐓄𐒷they operated on him [they said]he was operated onπ“π’°π’½π“‚ΜΝ˜π“ˆπ’°π’Όπ’» 𐒰𐒼𐓐𐒰 π“π’»π“…π’°Μπ“Šπ’· π’Όπ“‚ΜΝ˜π“π’° 𐓉𐒰 𐒰𐒼𐓐𐒱́the doctor might want to operate on you2perform surgery ontransitive verb3surgerynoun4butchertransitive verb5dissecttransitive verbπ“„π’°π“Šπ’»
π“„π’°π“Šπ’· π“„π’·π“Šπ’·
π“„π’°π“Šπ’· π“„π’·π“Šπ’·π“„π’°π“Šπ’·Μ π“…π’·Μπ“Šπ’·noun1steamboatfire boatπ“„π’°π“Šπ’·π“„π’·π“Šπ’·
π“„π’°π“Šπ’· π““π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°
π“„π’°π“Šπ’· π““π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°π“„π’°π“Šπ’·Μ π““π’»ΜΝ˜π’Όπ’°noun1pirogue2small boatπ“„π’°π“Šπ’·π““π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°
π“„π’°π“Š'π’»Ν˜
π“„π’°π“Š'π’»Ν˜π“„π’°Μ„π“Š'π’»ΜΝ˜1stoop over (as to touch one's toes)intransitive verb2bend downintransitive verb3crookedadjectiveπ“„π’°π“Š'𐒻𐓄𐒰𐒼'π“‚π“„π’°π“Š'𐓂
π“„π’°π“Šπ’»Ν˜π’Ήπ“‚Ν˜π’Όπ’°
π“„π’°π“Šπ’»Ν˜π’Ήπ“‚Ν˜π’Όπ’°π“…π’°Μπ“π’»Ν˜π’Ήπ“‚Ν˜π’Όπ’°noun1strangerπ“‚π’Όπ’»π“Šπ’·
π“„π’°π“Šπ’»π“Šπ’»π““π’·
π“„π’°π“Šπ’»π“Šπ’»π““π’·π“„π’°π“‹π’»Μπ“‹π’»π““π’·transitive verb1crawl, as a snake does, making crackling sounds as it moves over twigs𐓄𐒰-π“Šπ’»π““π’·
π“„π’°π“Šπ’»π“’π’·
π“„π’°π“Šπ’»π“’π’·π“„π’°π“Šπ’»Μπ“’π’·transitive verb1move an object by pushing it with a stick, etc.𐓄𐒰-π“π’»π“Šπ’»π“’π’·
π“„π’°π“Š'𐓂
π“„π’°π“Š'π“‚π“„π’°Μ„π“Š'𐓂́intransitive verb1stoop over𐓄𐒰𐒼'π“‚π“„π’°π“Š'π’»Ν˜
π“„π’°π“Šπ“Žπ“π’°
π“„π’°π“Šπ“Žπ“π’°π“„π’°π“Šπ“ŽΜπ“π’°transitive verb1wear small holes in clothing, etc., by planing, pushing with a stick, etc.𐓄𐒰-π“Šπ“Žπ“π’°
𐓄𐒰𐓍𐒷
π“„π’°π“π’·π“„π’°π“π’·Μπ“„π’°Μπ“π’·πŸ”Šnoun1winter
π“„π’°π“π’»Ν˜
π“„π’°π“π’»Ν˜π“…π’°Μπ“π’»Ν˜noun1Pawnee2Pawnee (tribe or tribal member)3Kiowa (tribe or tribal member)4western tribe or tribal member (refers to any tribe from the western United States)π“„π’²π’°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’°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’»Ν˜π’Όπ’·
π“„π’°π“π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’·π“„π’°π“π’»ΜΝ˜π’Όπ’·transitive verb1root up clean, as hogs do2punch with a sharp-pointed stick, or to write with a sharp-pointed pencil till its point becomes worn down𐓄𐒰-π“π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’·
𐓄𐒰𐓍𐒻𐓀𐒰𐒹𐒰
𐓄𐒰𐓍𐒻𐓀𐒰𐒹𐒰𐓅𐒰𐓍𐒻́𐓀𐒰𐒹𐒰noun1Pawnee Indiansπ“„π’±π“€π’°Ν˜π’Ήπ’°Ν˜π“„π’²π“€π’°π’Ήπ’°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’°π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°π“π’»Ν˜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“ˆπ’°
π“„π’°π“π’»π“ˆπ’°π“„π’°π“π’»Μπ“‰π’°adjective1last
𐓄𐒰𐓍𐓂
𐓄𐒰𐓍𐓂𐓄𐒰́𐓍𐓂noun1locust2tree-locust3insectπ“„π’°π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°π“π“Ž
π“„π’°π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°π’Ήπ’°
π“„π’°π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°π’Ήπ’°π“„π’°Μπ“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°π’Ήπ’°transitive verb1separate two objects by cutting them apart with a knifeπ“„π’°π“π“ŽΝ˜π“„π’°π’Ήπ’°π“„π’°-π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°π’Ήπ’°π“„π’°π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°π’Ήπ’°
π“„π’°π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°π’Ήπ’°
π“„π’°π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°π’Ήπ’°π“„π’°π“π“‚ΜΝ˜π“„π’°π’Ήπ’°transitive verb1make two objects separate by pushing at them with a stick, or knife point, held firmly against themπ“„π’°π“π“ŽΝ˜π“„π’°π’Ήπ’°π“„π’°-π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°π’Ήπ’°π“„π’°π’Όπ’»π“π’°π’Ήπ’°π“„π’°π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°π’Ήπ’°
𐓄𐒰𐓐𐒰𐒼𐒰
𐓄𐒰𐓐𐒰𐒼𐒰𐓄𐒰𐓐𐒰́𐒼𐒰transitive verb1make a hide soft by pushing𐓄𐒰-
𐓄𐒰𐓐𐒰𐒼𐒰
𐓄𐒰𐓐𐒰𐒼𐒰𐓄𐒰𐓐𐒰́𐒼𐒰transitive verb1make rough by pushing2file𐓄𐒰-π“π’°π’Όπ’°π“„π’°π“€π’°Ν˜
π“„π’°π“π’°π“Šπ’·
π“„π’°π“π’°π“Šπ’·π“…π’°π“π’°Μπ“Šπ’·noun1roach haircut2roached hair
𐓄𐒰𐓐𐒰𐓏𐒰
𐓄𐒰𐓐𐒰𐓏𐒰𐓄𐒰𐓐𐒰́𐓏𐒰transitive verb1bare, as the arm, by pushing up the sleeve𐓄𐒰-π“π’°π“π’°π“π“Žπ“π’°π“π’°
𐓄𐒰𐓐𐒷
𐓄𐒰𐓐𐒷𐓄𐒰́𐓐𐒷adjective1broken or cut cord, rope, or string
𐓄𐒰𐓐𐒻
𐓄𐒰𐓐𐒻𐓄𐒰̄𐓐𐒻́transitive verb1push to awaken or make active2activate by pushing on𐓄𐒰-*π“π’»π“π’°Ν˜π“π’»
π“„π’°π“π’»Ν˜
π“„π’°π“π’»Ν˜π“…π’°π“π’»Μ‹Ν˜π“…π’°Μπ“π’»Μ„Ν˜π“…π’°Μπ“π’»Ν˜noun1hair of the head2hair of the head or neck of a human or animalπ“…π’°Μπ“π’»Μ„Ν˜ π’΄π“ŽΜ‹π“†π’· π’»Μπ’΄π’»π’Ώπ’°Ν˜I'm thinking about cutting my hairπ“π’°π’½π“‚ΜΝ˜π“ˆπ’° π’»π““π’»ΜΝ˜π’Όπ’· π’»Μ„π’Ήπ“‚ΜΝ˜ π“…π’°π“π’»Μ‹Ν˜ π’»Ν˜π’Όπ“‡π’· π“π“‚Μ‹Ν˜π“Šπ’· π’»Μπ’Όπ“‚Ν˜π“Šπ’· 𐒼𐒰̋𐓑𐒻 𐒰𐓄𐒱they're making the cedar like Mary's hair3maneπ“„π’°π’Ήπ’»Ν˜π“„π’°
π“„π’°π“π’»Ν˜ π“π“Žπ“†π’·
π“„π’°π“π’»Ν˜ π“π“Žπ“†π’·π“…π’°Μπ“π’»Ν˜ π“π“ŽΜ„π“†π’·Μnoun1haircutπ“„π’°π“π’»Ν˜π“π“Žπ“†π’·
π“„π’°π“π’»Ν˜ π“π“Žπ“ˆπ’°π“„π’°
π“„π’°π“π’»Ν˜ π“π“Žπ“ˆπ’°π“„π’°π“…π’°Μπ“π’»Ν˜ π“π“ŽΜ„π“ˆπ’°Μ‹π“…π’°π“…π’°Μπ“π’»Ν˜ π“π“Žπ“ˆπ’°Μ‹π“…π’°noun1woman's bun hairdohair made roundπ“„π’°π“π’»Ν˜π“π“Žπ“ˆπ’°π“„π’°
π“„π’°π“π’»Ν˜π“π’°Ν˜π“ˆπ’°
π“„π’°π“π’»Ν˜π“π’°Ν˜π“ˆπ’°π“…π’°Μπ“π’»Ν˜π“π’°Ν˜π“‰π’°Μnoun1omentum2caul
π“„π’°π“π’»Ν˜π“†π’°Ν˜
π“„π’°π“π’»Ν˜π“†π’°Ν˜π“…π’°Μπ“π’»Μ„Ν˜π“†π’°Ν˜noun1braidπ“„π’°π“π’»Ν˜π“†π’°π’Ήπ’·π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°
π“„π’°π“π’»π“Šπ’·
π“„π’°π“π’»π“Šπ’·π“„π’°π“π’»Μπ“Šπ’·intransitive verb1sweat2perspireπ“„π’°π“π’»Ν˜π“Šπ’·
𐓄𐒰𐓐𐓂
𐓄𐒰𐓐𐓂𐓄𐒰̄𐓐𐓂́noun1hill2bluff3high hill4mountain5ridge6corner𐓄𐒰𐓐𐓂 π“ˆπ“‚π“„π’°four-cornered7angleπ“„π’°π“π“Žπ“„π’°π’Ήπ’·Quintero notes (Osage Dictionary, page 191) that this term is "rare." Dorsey notes on his vocabulary slip for this term that it is a "modern word."
π“„π’°π“π“‚Ν˜
π“„π’°π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°Μ„π“π“‚ΜΝ˜transitive verb1break a long object by pushing2break off by pushing (e.g., a limb)3break off a branch, etc., by pushing with a stick, etc.π“„π’°π“π“ŽΝ˜π“„π’°-π“π“‚Ν˜π’Όπ’°π“π“‚Ν˜
𐓄𐒰𐓐𐓂 π“„π’°π“†π“Ž
𐓄𐒰𐓐𐓂 π“„π’°π“†π“Žπ“„π’°π“π“‚Μ π“…π’°π“†π“ŽΜnoun1sharp peakπ“„π’°π“π“Ž π“„π’°π“†π“Žπ“„π’°π“π“‚π“„π’°π“†π“Ž
𐓄𐒰𐓐𐓂 π“„π’°π“†π“Žπ“†π“Ž
𐓄𐒰𐓐𐓂 π“„π’°π“†π“Žπ“†π“Žπ“„π’°π“π“‚Μ π“…π’°π“†π“ŽΜπ“†π“Žnoun1succession of sharp peaks2chain or range of hillsπ“„π’°π“π“Ž π“„π’°π“†π“Žπ“†π“Žπ“„π’°π“π“‚π“„π’°π“†π“ŽThis 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."
𐓄𐒰𐓐𐓂 π“ˆπ“‚π“„π’°
𐓄𐒰𐓐𐓂 π“ˆπ“‚π“„π’°π“„π’°π“π“‚Μ π“ˆπ“‚Μπ“„π’°adjective1four corneredπ“„π’°π“π“Ž π“ˆπ“Žπ“„π’°π“„π’°π“π“‚π“ˆπ“‚π“„π’°
π“„π’°π“π“‚π“Šπ’·
π“„π’°π“π“‚π“Šπ’·π“„π’°Μπ“π“‚π“Šπ’·noun1Ioway or Iowa Indians (a tribe living in Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma and in earlier days in Iowa)gray snowπ“„π’°π“π“‚π“Šπ’·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’°π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°π“π’»Ν˜π“„π’°π“π’»π“€π’°π’Ήπ’°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’°
𐓄𐒰𐓐𐓂𐓏𐒷
𐓄𐒰𐓐𐓂𐓏𐒷𐓄𐒰̄𐓐𐓂́𐓏𐒷transitive verb1push along2push someone or something steadily (making the person or object move along)3make an object, as a book on a table, slide or slip along by pushing it4make the sound heard when one slides or pushes a book, etc., along on a table, etc., or when one scrapes a hideπ“„π’°π“π“‚π“„π’°π“π“‚π’·π“„π’°π“π“Žπ“π’·π“„π’°-𐓐𐓂𐓏𐒷Most 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.
π“„π’°π“π“ˆπ’°Ν˜
π“„π’°π“π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“„π’°π“π“ˆπ’°ΜΝ˜transitive verb1push or thrust the end of a stick, etc., against a barrel or other vessel containing a liquid, forcing it over, and spilling its contents𐓄𐒰-
π“„π’°π“π“Šπ’·
π“„π’°π“π“Šπ’·π“„π’°Μ„π“π“‹π’·Μtransitive verb1tie up into a bundle or sheaf2tie down (e.g., a drum)3place or push two or more things together and tie them4bind, handcuff5gather and tie in a bundle or bundles𐓄𐒰-
π“„π’°π“π“Žπ“π’·
π“„π’°π“π“Žπ“π’·π“„π’°π“π“ŽΜπ“π’·transitive verb1break by pushing, as any small or thin object, requiring little force, as a pecan nut𐓄𐒰-π“π“Žπ“π’·π’Όπ’°π“π“Žπ“π’·π“„π’°π“‡π“‚Ν˜π’Όπ’·
𐓄𐒰𐓒𐒷
𐓄𐒰𐓒𐒷𐓄𐒰̄𐓒𐒷́noun1breast2udder3mamma or female breast
𐓄𐒰𐓒𐒷
π“„π’°π“’π’·π“…π’°Μπ“’π’·πŸ”Šnoun1evening2evening, in the evening time, not quite dark yet, night𐓅𐒰́𐓒𐒷 𐓍𐒷this evening𐓅𐒰́𐓒𐒷 π’»Μπ“‰π’°Ν˜when it gets evening𐓍𐒷́ 𐓅𐒰́𐓒𐒷that evening3latter part of the afternoon, near sunset
𐓄𐒰𐓒𐒷 π’Ήπ“Ž
𐓄𐒰𐓒𐒷 π’Ήπ“Žπ“„π’°Μπ“’π’· π’Ήπ“ŽΜnoun1pine wood2pine treeπ’Ήπ“Ž
𐓄𐒰𐓒𐒷 π’»π“ˆπ’°π“π’·
𐓄𐒰𐓒𐒷 π’»π“ˆπ’°π“π’·π“„π’°π“’π’·Μ 𐒻𐓉𐒰́𐓐𐒷noun1nipple2teatπ“„π’°π“’π’·π’»π“ˆπ’°π“π’·
𐓄𐒰𐓒𐒷 π“π’°π“π“‚Ν˜π’΄π’·
𐓄𐒰𐓒𐒷 π“π’°π“π“‚Ν˜π’΄π’·π“…π’°Μπ“’π’· π“π’°π“π“‚ΜΝ˜π’΄π’·noun1supper𐓅𐒰́𐓒𐒷 π“π’°π“π“‚ΜΝ˜π’΄π’· π“π’»Μ‹Ν˜π“„π’·?did you all eat supper?𐓅𐒰́𐓒𐒷 π“π’°π“π“‚ΜΝ˜π’΄π’· π“‚Μπ“π“‚Ν˜π’΄π’· π“π“ŽΜπ“π’»Ν˜ π“‚Μπ’Όπ“π’°Ν˜π““π’» π’°Ν˜π’Ήπ’·ΜI was slow buying groceries for supper2evening mealπ“„π’°π“’π’·π“π’°π“π“‚Ν˜π’΄π’·
𐓄𐒰𐓒𐒷 π“π’°π“Šπ’»
𐓄𐒰𐓒𐒷 π“π’°π“Šπ’»π“…π’°Μπ“’π’· π“π’°Μ„π“Œπ’»Μnoun1night danceπ“„π’°π“’π’·π“π’°π“Šπ’»
𐓄𐒰𐓒𐒷𐓁𐒻
π“„π’°π“’π’·π“π’»π“„π’°Μ„π“’π’·Μπ“π’»Μ„πŸ”Šnoun1milkbreast liquid OR breast water𐓄𐒰𐓒𐒷𐓁𐒻
𐓄𐒰𐓒𐒷𐓁𐒻 𐓆𐒰𐒼𐒻
𐓄𐒰𐓒𐒷𐓁𐒻 𐓆𐒰𐒼𐒻𐓄𐒰̄𐓒𐒷́𐓁𐒻̄ 𐓆𐒰̄𐒼𐒻́noun1cheese𐓄𐒰𐓒𐒷𐓁𐒻𐓆𐒰𐒼𐒻𐓄𐒰𐓒𐒷𐓁𐒻 𐓏𐒷𐒿𐒻 𐓆𐒰𐒼𐒻
𐓄𐒰𐓒𐒷𐓁𐒻 π“†π’Όπ“Žπ“π’·
𐓄𐒰𐓒𐒷𐓁𐒻 π“†π’Όπ“Žπ“π’·π“„π’°Μ„π“’π’·Μπ“π’»Μ„ π“†π’Όπ“ŽΜπ“π’·noun1sweet milkπ“„π’°π“’π’·π“π’»π“†π’Όπ“Žπ“π’·