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𐓆𐒻𐓄𐓂
𐓆𐒻𐓄𐓂𐓆𐒻̄𐓅𐓂́noun1toe𐓆𐒻
π“†π’»π“„π“‚π“ˆπ’°Ν˜
π“†π’»π“„π“‚π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“†π’»Μ„π“…π“‚Μπ“‰π’°Ν˜noun1big toeπ“†π’»π“„π“‚π“ˆπ’°Ν˜
π“†π’»π“„π“‚π““π’»Ν˜
π“†π’»π“„π“‚π““π’»Ν˜π“†π’»Μ‹π“…π“‚Μπ““π’»Ν˜noun1any toe or toes other than the big toeπ“†π’»π“„π“‚π““π’»Ν˜
𐓆𐒻𐓆𐒻
π“†π’»π“†π’»π“†π’»Μπ“†π’»πŸ”Šπ“†π’»Μ„π“†π’»Μadjective1strong2energetic, well, doing well, healthy
π“†π’»π“†π’»π’°Ν˜π“π’·
π“†π’»π“†π’»π’°Ν˜π“π’·π“†π’»Μπ“†π’»π’°Ν˜π“π’·intransitive verb1seesaw2make a back and forth movement (as when riding a teeter-totter)3wobble or teeter (e.g., a glass when jarred or bumped)π“†π’»π“†π’°Ν˜π“π’·
π“†π’»Ν˜π“‡π“ˆπ’°
π“†π’»Ν˜π“‡π“ˆπ’°π“†π’»ΜΝ˜π“‡π“ˆπ’°Μ„πŸ”Šnoun1possumπ“†π’»Ν˜π“Šπ’·π“‡π“ˆπ’°π’Ήπ’°This variant form is used more often than its full form.cont. var. ofπ“†π’»Ν˜π“Šπ’·π“‡π“ˆπ’°unspec. comp. form ofπ“†π’»Ν˜π“Šπ’·π“‡π“ˆπ’°π’Ήπ’°
π“†π’»π“ˆπ“ƒ
π“†π’»π“ˆπ“ƒπ“†π’»π“ˆπ“ƒΜnoun1yesterdayπ“†π’»π“ˆπ“‚π“Šπ’»π“†π’»π“ˆπ“Žπ“Šπ’»This variant form is used more often than its full form.
π“†π’»Ν˜π“Šπ’·
π“†π’»Ν˜π“Šπ’·π“†π’»Μ‹Ν˜π“Šπ’·πŸ”Šnoun1tail2animal's tail, part of Osage dance costume3tail dancer at Osage War Dances4last part of a dance song5lock of hair
π“†π’»Ν˜π“Šπ’·π“‡π“ˆπ’°
π“†π’»Ν˜π“Šπ’·π“‡π“ˆπ’°π“†π’»ΜΝ˜π“Šπ’·π“‡π“ˆπ’°noun1opossumsmooth tailπ“†π’»Ν˜π’·π“†π“ˆπ’°π“†π’»Ν˜π“‡π“ˆπ’°π“†π’»Ν˜π“Šπ’·π“‡π“ˆπ’°π’Ήπ’°While this is the full and/or main version of this term, its variant (usually contracted) is used more often.
π“†π’»π“π’·π“Šπ’·
π“†π’»π“π’·π“Šπ’·π“†π’»Μπ“π’·π“Šπ’·noun1heel2heels𐓆𐒻
𐓆𐒻𐓒𐓂
𐓆𐒻𐓒𐓂𐓆𐒻́𐓒𐓂noun1thigh2thighsπ“†π’»π““π“Žπ““π’·π’Όπ’°
𐓆𐒼𐒰
π“†π’Όπ’°π“†π’Όπ’°ΜπŸ”Šadjective1white2white, referring to what is near and distinct, as distinguished from what is π“†π’°Ν˜π’Ήπ’°Ν˜π“†π’°Ν˜π’Ήπ’°Ν˜
𐓆𐒼𐒰
𐓆𐒼𐒰𐓆𐒼𐒰1may2might3sign of possibility4it must be that5it seems that6I suppose that7I guess that8perhaps9I deduce thatπ“ˆπ’° 𐒰𐓄𐒰 π“ˆπ’°Ν˜Quintero notes (Osage Dictionary, page 201) that this term is an "Impersonal suppositional particle; sometimes implies that the event took place previously, and can then be loosely translated 'before, previously, earlier, already.'"
𐓆𐒼𐒰 𐒷𐓍𐒷
𐓆𐒼𐒰 𐒷𐓍𐒷𐓆𐒼𐒰́ 𐒷𐓍𐒷́verb1hopeThis entry is composed of more than one word. Any conjugations need to be done on the LAST word.
𐓆𐒼𐒰 𐒼𐒰𐓐𐒷
𐓆𐒼𐒰 𐒼𐒰𐓐𐒷𐓆𐒼𐒰́ 𐒼𐒰̄𐓐𐒷transitive verb1whitenmake white𐓆𐒼𐒰𐒼𐒰𐓐𐒷This entry is composed of more than one word. Any conjugations need to be done on the LAST word.
𐓆𐒼𐒰𐒹𐒰
𐓆𐒼𐒰𐒹𐒰𐓆𐒼𐒰́𐒹𐒰1brightadjective2clearadjective3clearlyadverb𐒻𐒷 𐓆𐒼𐒰.Speak clearly.𐓆𐒼𐒰𐓆𐒼𐒰𐒹𐒷
𐓆𐒼𐒰𐓆𐒼𐒰
𐓆𐒼𐒰𐓆𐒼𐒰𐓆𐒼𐒰́𐓆𐒼𐒰adjective1white here and there2white in spots or stripesThis 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."
π“†π’Όπ“Žπ“π’·
π“†π’Όπ“Žπ“π’·π“†π’Όπ“ŽΜπ“π’·adjective1sweetπ“†π’Όπ“Žπ“†π’Όπ“Žπ’·
*π“†π“‚Ν˜π’·π““π’»Ν˜
*π“†π“‚Ν˜π’·π““π’»Ν˜π“†π“‚ΜΝ˜π’·π““π’»Ν˜noun1brother (younger, of a female)*π“†π“‚Ν˜π’°π““π’»Ν˜*π’Ήπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°*π’Ήπ“‚Ν˜*𐒼𐓂*π“†π“‚Ν˜π’Όπ’°*𐓇𐒻𐒼'𐒷*π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ’·*π“ˆπ’·π““π’»Ν˜*π“ˆπ“‚Ν˜π“Šπ’·*π“Šπ’·π’Όπ’»*π“Šπ’»π“€π’»*π“Šπ’»π“π’»*π“Šπ’»π“‚π““π’°Ν˜π’Όπ’·*π“Šπ’»Ν˜π“ˆπ“‚*π“Šπ’»π““π“‚*π“Šπ“‚π“‡π’Όπ’°*π“π’°π“Šπ’·*π““π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’·*π““π’»Ν˜π“π’·*π““π“‚Ν˜π’°Ν˜*π““π“‚Ν˜π’Όπ’·π“‡π’»π’Όπ“π’°Ν˜π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π’Ήπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’»π’Όπ“‚π“Šπ“‚π“‡π“„π’°This kinship term is incomplete. It must have a possessive prefix added to express my, your, or his/her.
*π“†π“‚Ν˜π’Όπ’°
*π“†π“‚Ν˜π’Όπ’°π“†π“‚ΜΝ˜π’Όπ’°noun1brother (younger, of a male)*π’Ήπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°*π’Ήπ“‚Ν˜*𐒼𐓂*π“†π“‚Ν˜π’·π““π’»Ν˜*𐓇𐒻𐒼'𐒷*π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ’·*π“ˆπ’·π““π’»Ν˜*π“ˆπ“‚Ν˜π“Šπ’·*π“Šπ’·π’Όπ’»*π“Šπ’»π“€π’»*π“Šπ’»π“π’»*π“Šπ’»π“‚π““π’°Ν˜π’Όπ’·*π“Šπ’»Ν˜π“ˆπ“‚*π“Šπ’»π““π“‚*π“Šπ“‚π“‡π’Όπ’°*π“π’°π“Šπ’·*π““π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’·*π““π’»Ν˜π“π’·*π““π“‚Ν˜π’°Ν˜*π““π“‚Ν˜π’Όπ’·π“‡π’»π’Όπ“π’°Ν˜π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π’Ήπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’»π’Όπ“‚π“Šπ“‚π“‡π“„π’°This kinship term is incomplete. It must have a possessive prefix added to express my, your, or his/her.
𐓆𐓂𐓏𐒷
𐓆𐓂𐓏𐒷𐓆𐓂𐓏𐒷́Onomatope1give forth a crackling sound, as ice does when thrust atπ“†π“Žπ“π’·π’Όπ“‚π’Όπ’·π“„π“π“‚π’Όπ’·π“‡π“‚π“π’·π“Šπ’»π““π’·
π“†π“ˆπ’°
π“†π“ˆπ’°π“†π“ˆπ’°Μadjective1smooth2clear3bald4bald, bare, smooth, as skin (xuha), the hair on a robe or the top of the headπ“‡π“ˆπ’°π“‡π“ˆπ’°π’Ήπ’°
π“†π“ˆπ’°π’Όπ“‚
π“†π“ˆπ’°π’Όπ“‚π“†π“ˆπ’°Μπ’Όπ“‚adjective1neat2uniformThis sense does not refer to clothing.3level4smooth5even6straight7nice-looking
π“†π“ˆπ’°π“π’·
π“†π“ˆπ’°π“π’·π“†π“ˆπ’°Μπ“π’·1apply a substance (such as ointment, grease, or cream)transitive verb2smear ontransitive verb3anointtransitive verb4apply as salve or medicine to a woundtransitive verb5paint (e.g., a house or a small object of any kind)transitive verb6paint (engage in painting as a hobby or profession)intransitive verb7creamnoun8paintnoun9greasenoun10ointmentnoun-𐓍𐒷
π“†π“ˆπ“‚π“†π“ˆπ’°
π“†π“ˆπ“‚π“†π“ˆπ’°π“†π“ˆπ“‚Μπ“†π“ˆπ’°adjective1cylindrical and upright, as a fire extinguisher, ink stand, stove pipe, etc.2elliptical3gibbous, as the moonπ“†π“ˆπ“Žπ“†π“ˆπ’°
π“†π“ˆπ“‚π“π’·
π“†π“ˆπ“‚π“π’·π“†π“ˆπ“‚Μπ“π’·verb1run, flow or emerge from (as a liquid)
π“†π“Šπ’·π“Šπ’·
π“†π“Šπ’·π“Šπ’·π“†π“Šπ’·Μπ“Šπ’·adjective1long2tallπ“†π“ˆπ’·π“Šπ’·π“†π“Šπ’·π“†π“Šπ’·
π“†π“Šπ“Žπ“Šπ’·
π“†π“Šπ“Žπ“Šπ’·π“†π“Šπ“ŽΜ‹π“Šπ’·adjective1slowπ“‡π“Šπ“Žπ“Šπ’·
π“†π“Ž
π“†π“Žπ“†π“ŽΜ‹noun1seed, pit, kernelπ“‚π“†π“Ž
π“†π“Ž
π“†π“Žπ“†π“Žverb1slit, as a hide, by drawing the knife along it2cut or make a slit in a hide
π“†π“Žπ’Ήπ“Ž
π“†π“Žπ’Ήπ“Žπ“†π“ŽΜπ’Ήπ“Žnoun1legs of a birdπ’Ήπ“Ž
*π“†π“Žπ’Ήπ“Ž
*π“†π“Žπ’Ήπ“Žπ“†π“ŽΜπ’Ήπ“Žverb1clean
π“†π“Žπ’Όπ’°
π“†π“Žπ’Όπ’°π“†π“ŽΜπ’½π’°πŸ”Šnoun1chicken
π“†π“Žπ’Όπ’° π’Ήπ’»Ν˜
π“†π“Žπ’Όπ’° π’Ήπ’»Ν˜π“†π“ŽΜπ’½π’° π’Ήπ’»Μ‹Ν˜noun1chicken feathersπ“†π“Žπ’Όπ’°π’Ήπ’»Ν˜
π“†π“Žπ’Όπ’° π’Ήπ“Žπ’Όπ’°
π“†π“Žπ’Όπ’° π’Ήπ“Žπ’Όπ’°π“†π“ŽΜπ’½π’° π’Ήπ“ŽΜπ’½π’°noun1needleπ“†π“Žπ’Όπ’°π’Ήπ“Žπ’Όπ’°
π“†π“Žπ’Όπ’° 𐒿𐒷𐓒𐒷
π“†π“Žπ’Όπ’° π’Ώπ’·π“’π’·π“†π“ŽΜπ’½π’° 𐒿𐒷́𐓒𐒷noun1guinea henstriped chickenπ“†π“Žπ’Όπ’°π’Ώπ’·π“’π’·
π“†π“Žπ’Όπ’° π“€π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°
π“†π“Žπ’Όπ’° π“€π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°π“†π“ŽΜπ’½π’° 𐓀𐒻̋𐒽𐒰noun1henπ“†π“Žπ’Όπ’° π“€π’»Ν˜π’·π“†π“Žπ’Όπ’°π“€π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°π“†π“Žπ’Όπ’° π“ˆπ“‚π’Όπ’°
π“†π“Žπ’Όπ’° π“‚π“π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’·
π“†π“Žπ’Όπ’° π“‚π“π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’·π“†π“ŽΜπ’½π’° π“‚π“π’»Μ‹Ν˜π’Όπ’·noun1hawkcatches chickensπ“†π“Žπ’Όπ’°π“‚π“π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’·π’Ήπ’·π’Όπ’°π’Ώπ’·π“ˆπ“‚Ν˜π“π’°π““π’»Ν˜π“ˆπ’°Ν˜
π“†π“Žπ’Όπ’° 𐓆𐒰𐒼𐒻
π“†π“Žπ’Όπ’° π“†π’°π’Όπ’»π“†π“ŽΜπ’½π’° 𐓆𐒰̄𐒼𐒻́noun1banty (bantam chicken)π“†π“Žπ’Όπ’°π“†π’°π’Όπ’»
π“†π“Žπ’Όπ’° π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°
π“†π“Žπ’Όπ’° π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°π“†π“ŽΜπ’½π’° π“‰π’°ΜΝ˜π’Όπ’°noun1male of the larger variety of the wild turkeyπ“†π“Žπ’Όπ’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°π’Ήπ’»Ν˜ π““π“Žπ“Šπ’·Dorsey notes that, "Its tuft of hair on the chest is about six inches long."
π“†π“Žπ’Όπ’° π“ˆπ“‚π’Όπ’°
π“†π“Žπ’Όπ’° π“ˆπ“‚π’Όπ’°π“†π“ŽΜπ’½π’° π“ˆπ“‚Μ‹π’Όπ’°noun1rooster2cock or roosterπ“†π“Žπ’Όπ’° π“ˆπ“‚π’·π“†π“Žπ’Όπ’° π“ˆπ“Žπ’Όπ’°π“†π“Žπ’Όπ’°π“ˆπ“‚π’Όπ’°π“†π“Žπ’Όπ’° π“€π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°
π“†π“Žπ’Όπ’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜
π“†π“Žπ’Όπ’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“†π“ŽΜπ’½π’°π“‰π’°Μ„Ν˜πŸ”Šnoun1turkeybig chickenπ“†π“Žπ’Όπ’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜
π“†π“Žπ’Όπ’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜ π’Ήπ’°Ν˜π“„π’°
π“†π“Žπ’Όπ’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜ π’Ήπ’°Ν˜π“„π’°π“†π“ŽΜπ’½π’°π“‰π’°Μ„Ν˜ π’Ήπ’°Μ‹Ν˜π“„π’°noun1Thanksgiving Dayturkey dayπ“†π“Žπ’Όπ’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π’Ήπ’°Ν˜π“„π’°
π“†π“Žπ’Όπ’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜ π“€π’°Ν˜π“‡π“‚Ν˜ π“‚π“π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’·
π“†π“Žπ’Όπ’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜ π“€π’°Ν˜π“‡π“‚Ν˜ π“‚π“π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’·π“†π“ŽΜπ’½π’°π“‰π’°Μ„Ν˜ π“€π’°ΜΝ˜π“‡π“‚Ν˜ π“‚π“π’»Μ‹Ν˜π’Όπ’·verb1vote, vote forgrasp the turkey featherπ“†π“Žπ’Όπ’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“€π’°Ν˜π“‡π’°Ν˜π“‚π“π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’·π“€π’°Ν˜π“‡π’°Ν˜ π“‚π“π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’·This entry is composed of more than one word. Any conjugations need to be done on the LAST word.
π“†π“Žπ’Όπ’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜ π“€π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°
π“†π“Žπ’Όπ’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜ π“€π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°π“†π“ŽΜπ’½π’°π“‰π’°Μ„Ν˜ π“€π’»Μ‹Ν˜π’Όπ’°noun1turkey henπ“†π“Žπ’Όπ’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“€π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°
π“†π“Žπ’Όπ’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜ π“€π’»Ν˜π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°
π“†π“Žπ’Όπ’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜ π“€π’»Ν˜π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°π“†π“ŽΜπ’½π’°π“‰π’°Μ„Ν˜ π“€π’»Μ‹Ν˜π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°noun1Novemberturkey monthπ“†π“Žπ’Όπ’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“€π’»Ν˜π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°π“ˆπ’° 𐒹𐒷 𐓄𐒰𐓐𐓂𐓄𐒷
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