𐒻𐒹𐓂͘
noun
Definition
𐒻𐒹𐓂͘𐒻̄𐒹𐓂́͘1mother (his/her)2the mother3a mother4aunt (mother's older sister) (his/her)5wife (my)To express the idea of "my wife" with this term, say the name of the son first. For example, "son's name + ihoⁿ."𐒻-*𐒹𐓂͘𐒻𐓁𐒰͘𐓍𐒻𐒹𐓂͘Quintero notes in Osage Grammar (2004), page 481 that, "Osage kinship terms with first person possessor ('my') are used both vocatively - that is, in speaking to that relative - and referentially - that is, in speaking about one's relative to someone else."