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π“ˆπ’°π“†π“Žπ’Ήπ“Žπ“ˆπ’°Μ„π“†π“ŽΜπ’Ήπ“Žtransitive verb1be clean or cleanse by heat or coldπ“ˆπ’°-*π“†π“Žπ’Ήπ“Ž
π“ˆπ’°π“‡π’·π“π’·π“ˆπ’°Μ„π“‡π’·Μπ“π’·transitive verb1thump hard or knock someone in the head2shove, shove someone's head quickly in anger-𐓍𐒷
π“ˆπ’°π“‡π’Όπ’° 𐒹𐒻𐓉𐒰́𐓇𐒼𐒰 𐒹𐒻́noun1buckeye tea (used in the sweat lodge before a peyote meeting to induce vomiting)2buckeye (Aesculus)3white oak tree𐒹𐒻
π“ˆπ’°π“‡π“„π“Žπ“‰π’°π“‡π“„π“ŽΜnoun1tip end of any object2knob-like end or tipπ’»π“ˆπ’°π“π’·
π“ˆπ’°π“‡π“Šπ“Žπ’·π“ˆπ’°Μ„π“‡π“Šπ“ŽΜπ’·π“ˆπ’°Μ‹π“‡π“Šπ“Žπ’·1warmπ“ˆπ’°π“‡π’΅π“Žπ’·π“ˆπ’°-π“‡π“Šπ“Žπ“Šπ’·
π“ˆπ’°π“‡π“Šπ“Žπ’· π’Όπ’°π“π’·π“ˆπ’°Μ‹π“‡π“Šπ“Žπ’· 𐒼𐒰̋𐓐𐒷transitive verb1warmmake warmπ“ˆπ’°π“‡π“Šπ“Žπ’·π’Όπ’°π“π’·This entry is composed of more than one word. Any conjugations need to be done on the LAST word.
π“ˆπ’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“ˆπ’°Μ‹π“ˆπ’°Ν˜πŸ”Š1what (interrogative)π“ˆπ’°π“ˆπ’°Λ™ π“ˆπ’°Λ™π“π’°Λ™π’Ώπ’° 𐓁𐒻˙𐒷?What clan are you?2what3thing(s)4anything, something5something6what, whatever (indefinite or relative)7what kind, what sort, what type, what class of (interrogative)8do what (interrogative)9whyπ“ˆπ’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜ π“‡π“Ž π“ˆπ’°π“Šπ’·?Why are you coming?π“ˆπ’°π“ˆπ’°π’Ήπ“‚Ν˜π“π“Šπ’»Ν˜
π“ˆπ’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“‰π’°Μπ“ˆπ’°Ν˜subordconn1in order thatπ“ˆπ’°
π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“‰π’°Μ„Ν˜π“ˆπ’°ΜΝ˜1during the autumn2in the fall, autumnπ“ˆ'π’°Ν˜π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“ˆπ“‚Ν˜π“ˆπ’°π“ˆπ“‚Ν˜π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“ˆπ’°Ν˜
π“ˆπ’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜ π’Ήπ“‚Ν˜π““π’»Ν˜π“ˆπ’°Μ‹π“ˆπ’°Ν˜ π’Ήπ“‚Μ‹Ν˜π““π’»Ν˜noun1evil, bad thingsπ“ˆπ’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π’Ήπ“‚Ν˜π““π’»Ν˜
π“ˆπ’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜ π“‚π“Šπ’»π“ˆπ’°Μ‹π“ˆπ’°Ν˜ π“‚π“Œπ’»Μnoun1many things2lots of things3disorderly abundance4mixture of items that are out of order5trashy mixture6messπ“ˆπ’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“‚π“Šπ’»
π“ˆπ’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜ π“’π’°π“π’»Ν˜π“ˆπ’°Μ‹π“ˆπ’°Ν˜ π“’π’°Μ‹π“π’»Ν˜noun1everything2all of itπ“ˆπ’°π“ˆπ’° π“’π’°π“π’»π“ˆπ’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“’π’°π“π’»
π“ˆπ’°π“ˆπ’°π“’π’·π“ˆπ’°π“ˆπ’°Μπ“’π’·noun1grasshopper
π“ˆπ’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π““π’»Ν˜π“ˆπ’°Μ‹π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π““π’»ΜΝ˜noun1small thingsπ“ˆπ’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π““π’»Ν˜
π“ˆπ’°π“ˆπ“‚π“π’°π“‰π’°π“ˆπ“‚Μπ“π’°noun1salivaπ“ˆπ’°π“ˆπ“Žπ“π’°π’»π’Ώπ’»
π“ˆπ’°π“Šπ’·π“‰π’°Μ„π“Šπ’·Μnoun1air2wind
π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’·π“‰π’°ΜΝ˜π“Šπ’·noun1ground2earth or ground3prairie without treesπ’΅π’°Ν˜π’΅π’·π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“ˆπ’·
π“ˆπ’°π“Šπ’· π“‚π“π’»π“‡π“‚π“‡π’·π“‰π’°π“Šπ’·Μ 𐓂𐓍𐒻́𐓇𐓂𐓇𐒷noun1whirlwindπ“ˆπ’°π“Šπ’· π“Žπ“π’»π“‡π“Žπ“‡π’·π“ˆπ’°π“Šπ’·
π“ˆπ’°π“Šπ’· π“†π’°π’Όπ’»π“‰π’°Μ„π“Šπ’·Μ π“†π’°Μ„π’Όπ’»Μπ“‰π’°π“Šπ’·Μ 𐓆𐒰́𐒼𐒻1high windnoun2strong or violent windnoun3windstormnoun4galenoun5be windyverbπ“ˆπ’°π“Šπ’·π“†π’°π’Όπ’»
π“ˆπ’°π“Š'π’·π’Όπ’°π“ˆπ’°Μπ“Š'𐒷𐒼𐒰adjective1dried, withered, injured, or killed by heatπ“ˆπ’°-
π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’·π’Όπ’»π“‰π’°ΜΝ˜π“Šπ’·π’Όπ’»1of or belonging to the prairie2at, or on the groundπ“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’·π’Όπ’»
π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’·π’Όπ’» π“„π“Žπ“†π“ˆπ“‚π“†π“ˆπ’°π“‰π’°ΜΝ˜π“Šπ’·π’Όπ’» π“„π“ŽΜπ“†π“ˆπ“Žπ“†π“ˆπ’°noun1prairie blackberry or dewberrythe blackberry on the groundπ“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’·π’Όπ’» π“„π“Žπ“†π“ˆπ“Žπ“†π“ˆπ’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’·π’Όπ’»π“„π“Žπ“†π“ˆπ“‚π“†π“ˆπ’°
π“ˆπ’°π“Šπ“‚π’Όπ’·π“‰π’°π“‹π“‚Μπ’Όπ’·noun1antelopeπ“ˆπ’°π“Šπ“Žπ’Όπ’·
π“ˆπ’°π“π’°π“‰π’°Μπ“π’°π“‰π’°π“π’°Μverb1fallen to pieces2fall apart or to pieces3come unplaited4crumble5ruinπ“ˆ'𐒰𐓍𐒰𐒿𐒰𐓍𐒰
π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“π’°π“‰π’°Μ‹Ν˜π“π’°verb1roll2rolling
π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“π’»Ν˜π“‰π’°Μ‹Ν˜π“π’»Ν˜intransitive verb1run, as a person2run3hurry along4walk fast5move fastπ“ˆ'π’°Ν˜π“π’»Ν˜π“ˆ'π’²π“π’°Ν˜π’Όπ’·
π“ˆπ’°π“π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’· π’Όπ’°π“π’·π“ˆπ’°Μ‹π“π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’· 𐒼𐒰̋𐓐𐒷transitive verb1burn2burn up3burn down4incinerate5reduce to ashesπ“ˆπ’°-π“π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’·π’Όπ’°π“π’·This entry is composed of more than one word. Any conjugations need to be done on the LAST word.
π“ˆπ’°π“π’»π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“‰π’°Μ„π“π’»Μ‹π“‰π’°Ν˜transitive verb1handle, knead, or work meat with the hand (as in cutting meat up)π“ˆπ’°π“π’»π“ˆπ’°Ν˜This entry is composed of more than one word. Any conjugations need to be done on the LAST word.
π“ˆπ’°π“π“Žπ“„π’»π““π’»π“ˆπ’°Μ„π“π“ŽΜπ“…π’»Μ„π““π’»adjective1destructive2engaging in harmful behaviormake behavior bad*π“ˆπ’°π“π“Žπ“„π’»π““π’»
π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“π’°Ν˜π“‰π’°ΜΝ˜π“π’°Ν˜πŸ”Šnoun1townπ“‰π’°ΜΝ˜π“π’°Ν˜ 𐒼𐒻in town [as opposed to in the country]π“‰π’°ΜΝ˜π“π’°Ν˜ 𐒼𐒻 π“‚π’°Μπ’Ώπ’»Μ„Ν˜I live in townπ“‰π’°ΜΝ˜π“π’°Ν˜ 𐒼𐓇𐒻to townπ“‰π’°ΜΝ˜π“π’° 𐒼𐓇𐒻 𐒴𐒷̋I'm going to town2villageThis term can be used simply as "town" as in "I'm going to town." If you are using the name of a town or city in conversation, first you name that town, then you almost always follow up with this term.
π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“π’°Ν˜π’Ώπ’°π“‰π’°ΜΝ˜π“π’°Ν˜π’Ώπ’°noun1clanπ“ˆπ’°π“ˆπ’°Λ™ π“ˆπ’°Λ™π“π’°Λ™π’Ώπ’° 𐓁𐒻˙𐒷?What clan are you?2village3tribe4cityπ“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“π’°Ν˜π’Όπ“π’°Ν˜La Flesche notes on page 156 of his Osage Dictionary that this is "the common name for the gens." Gens is another word for clan, but it is specific to male lineage.
π“ˆπ’°π“π’»Ν˜π“ˆπ’°Μπ“π’»Ν˜intransitive verb1sail round and round, as an eagle in the air
π“ˆπ’°π“π“Šπ’»π“‰π’°Μπ“π“Šπ’»noun1deerπ“ˆπ’°π“π“Šπ’»π“ˆπ’°Dorsey notes that this term means "a real π“ˆπ’°."
π“ˆπ’°π“’π’»π’Ήπ’»π“ˆπ’°Μ„π“’π’»Μπ’Ήπ’»intransitive verb1brown, become brown by application of heat2browned, friedπ“ˆπ’°-𐓒𐒻𐒹𐒻
π“ˆπ’°π“’π’»π’Ήπ’»π“π’·π“ˆπ’°Μ„π“’π’»Μπ’Ήπ’»π“π’·π“ˆπ’°Μ„π“’π’»π’Ήπ’»Μπ“π’·transitive verb1fry, brown, cause to brown (as food)π“ˆπ’°π“’π’»π’Ήπ’»-𐓍𐒷
π“ˆπ’°π““π’»π“ˆπ’°Μ‹π““π’»intransitive verb1go out2not burn3become extinguished4extinguished, gone out, as a fire or lampπ“ˆπ’°-𐒰𐓓𐒻
π“ˆπ’±π“‰π’±Μinj.1clause-final element conveying an exhortation or suggestion for a group including the speaker and at least two other persons: let'sπ“Šπ’·