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𐓂

𐓂
𐓂𐓂1masculine oral period, used when the one addressed is nearby2masculine oral stop3masculine imperative signMaleπ’°π“Žπ’»Ν˜π“ˆπ’°π“‚π“‚π“ˆπ’°Ν˜
𐓂
𐓂𐓂1a sign of the masculine imperativeMaleπ’»Ν˜π“ˆπ’°π“‚π“‚π“ˆπ’°Ν˜
𐓂
𐓂𐓂transitive verb1wound2hurtπ“Ž
𐓂-
𐓂-𐓂́1inpfx2place at whichpfx3culmination of (a certain action or state)pfx4wherein (a certain thing takes place)pfxπ“Ž-𐒰-𐒻-This is an affix that cannot be used by itself. It is attached to other words or roots.
π“‚Ν˜
π“‚Ν˜π“‚Μ‹Ν˜transitive verb1suffer from2have as an illness3be sick from4wear5useπ’»Ν˜
π“‚Ν˜
π“‚Ν˜π“‚ΜΝ˜transitive verb1do, engage in (an activity)Quintero notes (Osage Dictionary, page 189) that this term has "rare usage."
π“‚Ν˜
π“‚Ν˜π“‚Ν˜noun1hazelnut2hazelnutsπ“ŽΝ˜
𐓂𐒹𐒷𐓄𐒷
𐓂𐒹𐒷𐓄𐒷𐓂𐒹𐒷́𐓄𐒷𐓂́𐒹𐒷𐓄𐒷noun1small amount2amount not quite filling a container or vessel, less than the full amount (especially of liquids)3portion that fills a container approximately half full𐒹𐒷𐓄𐒷
𐓂𐒹𐒷𐓆𐒰𐓓𐒻
𐓂𐒹𐒷𐓆𐒰𐓓𐒻𐓂́𐒹𐒷𐓆𐒰𐓓𐒻1fast2rough(ly)3bad(ly)4untamed5forceful(ly)6pushy7abrupt(ly)8very strong(ly)9fierce(ly)10hard11with force12quickly13worse14more intense15strongerπ“‚π’Ήπ’·π“†π’°π““π’»Ν˜
𐓂𐒹𐒻
𐓂𐒹𐒻𐓂𐒹𐒻́transitive verb1beat, conquer, best someone in a game (not used for a race)2win
𐓂𐒹𐒻
𐓂𐒹𐒻𐓂́𐒹𐒻1win at a game or contestintransitive verb2defeat othersintransitive verb3best everyone in a gameintransitive verb4be the winnerintransitive verb5win somethingtransitive verb𐓏𐒰-𐓂𐒹𐒻
π“‚π’Ήπ’»π“‡π“ˆπ’°Ν˜
π“‚π’Ήπ’»π“‡π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“‚Μπ’Ήπ’»π“‡π“ˆπ’°Ν˜noun1habitual winner2someone who wins constantly or repeatedlyπ“‚π’Ήπ’»π“‡π“ˆπ’°Ν˜
𐓂𐒹𐒻𐓍𐒰
𐓂𐒹𐒻𐓍𐒰𐓂𐒹𐒻̋𐓍𐒰1bathtubnoun2place to bathetransitive verb3place to swimtransitive verb𐓂-𐒹𐒻𐓍𐒰
π“‚π’Ήπ’»π“π’°π“Šπ’»
π“‚π’Ήπ’»π“π’°π“Šπ’»π“‚π’Ήπ’»Μ‹π“π’°π“‹π’»noun1bath houseπ“‚π’Ήπ’»π“π’°π“Šπ’»
𐓂𐒹𐒿𐒰𐓄𐒷
𐓂𐒹𐒿𐒰𐓄𐒷𐓂𐒹𐒿𐒰́𐓄𐒷noun1brush2thicket3undergrowth4dense forest5grove6woodsπ“Žπ“π“π’°π“„π’·
𐓂𐒹𐒿𐒰𐓓𐒻
𐓂𐒹𐒿𐒰𐓓𐒻𐓂̄𐒹𐒿𐒰̋𐓓𐒻𐓂𐒹𐒿𐒰̋𐓓𐒻transitive verb1not to reach to, overtake, etc.2be smaller than3secondary4of less importance5inferior6failure to beat in a race7do something not quite right, do imperfectly, make a poor performance of or fail at8fall short, fail, miss the mark9not up to par, inferior, poor, subpar, inadequateπ“‚π’Ώπ’°π““π’»π“‚π’Ώπ’°Ν˜π““π’»π“Žπ“π“π’°π““π’»π“‚π’Ήπ’Ώπ’·π’°π““π’»This term is composed of a verb plus the negator "azhi." Both the term AND azhi need to be conjugated properly.
𐓂𐒹𐒿𐒷
𐓂𐒹𐒿𐒷𐓂𐒹𐒿𐒷́transitive verb1chase2chase away3run off4overtake5reach toπ“‚π’Ώπ’·π“Žπ“π“π’·
𐓂𐒹𐒿𐓂𐒼'𐒰
𐓂𐒹𐒿𐓂𐒼'𐒰𐓂𐒹𐒿𐓂́𐒼'𐒰1hollow, as a tree or logadjective2hollow tree or lognoun3hollownounπ“Žπ“π“π“‚π’Ό'π’°π“Žπ“π“π“Žπ’Ό'𐒰
π“‚π’Ήπ“‚Ν˜
π“‚π’Ήπ“‚Ν˜π“‚Μ„π’Ήπ“‚ΜΝ˜transitive verb1cook, prepare (e.g., food)π“‚Μ„π’Ήπ“‚ΜΝ˜ π’΄π’»Μ‹π“‡π“ˆπ’°Ν˜I'm finished cooking𐓉𐒰̋𐒿𐒻𐒼𐓂 π“‚π“π’°Μπ’Ήπ’°Ν˜I cooked some meat gravyπ“†π“ŽΜπ’½π’° π’Ήπ’°Μ‹π“π’°Ν˜ π“‚Μ„π“π’°Μπ’Ήπ’°Ν˜ π“π’°π“ˆπ“π’°Ν˜π“‡π’·Μ?how many chickens are you cooking?π“ˆπ“‚Μ‹π“„π’° π“‚Μ„π“π’°Μπ’Ήπ’°Ν˜ π’°π“ˆπ“π’°ΜΝ˜π’Ήπ’·I am cooking fourπ“†π“ŽΜπ’½π’°π“‰π’°Ν˜ 𐓉𐒰̄𐓁𐒻̋ π“‚Μ„π’Ήπ“‚ΜΝ˜ π“π’°Μ‹π’Ώπ’»Ν˜ 𐒼𐒰̋𐓑𐒰𐓄𐒻 π“Œπ’·Μthey cooked the turkey soup wellπ“‚Μπ“π“‚Ν˜π’΄π’· π’Ήπ“ŽΜ„π’Όπ“ƒΜ π“‚Μ„π’Ήπ“‚ΜΝ˜π“„π’» π“Œπ’·they cooked many foods, a lot of foodπ“‚Μπ“π“‚Ν˜π’΄π’· π“‚Μ„π’Ήπ“‚ΜΝ˜ π“π’°Μ‹π’Ώπ’»Ν˜ 𐒼𐒰̋𐓑𐒰 π’»π“Œπ’·Μthe food was cooked wellπ“‚Μ„π’Ήπ“‚ΜΝ˜ π“…π’»Μπ“‚Ν˜π“„π’·she is a good cookπ“‰π“‚Μ‹π““π“Ž π’°Ν˜π’Όπ“‚Μ‹π’Ήπ“‚Ν˜ 𐓉𐒰 π’°Ν˜π’Όπ’±Μwe [pl.] are going to cook some meat
π“‚Ν˜π’Ήπ“Ž
π“‚Ν˜π’Ήπ“Žπ“‚ΜΝ˜π’Ήπ“Žnoun1hazelπ“ŽΝ˜π’Ήπ“Žπ“‚Ν˜π’Ήπ“ŽThis term refers to the hazel tree (or bush), not the eye color.
π“‚π’Ήπ“Žπ’Ήπ’·π’Όπ’°
π“‚π’Ήπ“Žπ’Ήπ’·π’Όπ’°π“‚Μπ’Ήπ“Žπ’Ήπ’·π’Όπ’°noun1sicknessπ’Ήπ“Žπ’Ήπ’·π’Όπ’°
π“‚π’Όπ’°Ν˜
π“‚π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“‚Μπ’½π’°Ν˜noun1space2room (in the sense of an unoccupied area)𐓂𐒼𐒰
π“‚π’Όπ’°Ν˜
π“‚π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“‚Μπ’½π’°Ν˜π“‚π’½π’°ΜΝ˜transitive verb1help, help someone with a task, assist, aid
𐓂𐒼'π’°Ν˜
𐓂𐒼'π’°Ν˜π“‚Μπ’Ό'π’°Ν˜π“‚π’Ό'π’°ΜΝ˜1put on a programintransitive verb2hold an eventintransitive verb3have a "doings"intransitive verb4act liketransitive verb5actnoun6deednoun7waysnoun8customnoun9ritenoun10ceremonynoun11personalitynoun12personal characteristicsnounπ“Žπ’Ό'π’°Ν˜π“ŽΝ˜π’Ό'π’°Ν˜
π“‚π’Όπ’°π’Ήπ’°Ν˜π“„π’°
π“‚π’Όπ’°π’Ήπ’°Ν˜π“„π’°π“‚π’Όπ’°Μπ’Ήπ’°Ν˜π“„π’°π“‚π’Όπ’°Μπ’Ήπ’°Μ„Ν˜π“„π’°noun1window2pane of glass3window glassplace where by sudden action daylightπ“‚π’Όπ’°π’Ήπ“‚Ν˜π“„π’°π“‚-𐒼𐒰-π’Ήπ’°Ν˜π“„π’°
π“‚π’Όπ’°π’Ήπ’°Ν˜π“„π’° 𐒰𐒼𐒰𐓆𐓄𐒷
π“‚π’Όπ’°π’Ήπ’°Ν˜π“„π’° π’°π’Όπ’°π“†π“„π’·π“‚π’Όπ’°Μπ’Ήπ’°Ν˜π“„π’° 𐒰𐒼𐒰́𐓆𐓄𐒷noun1window shadeπ“‚π’Όπ’°π’Ήπ’°Ν˜π“„π’°π’°π’Όπ’°π“†π“„π’·
𐓂𐒼𐒰𐒿𐒷
𐓂𐒼𐒰𐒿𐒷𐓂𐒼𐒰́𐒿𐒷1face a certain directionπ“Žπ’Όπ’°π“π“π’·
𐓂𐒼𐒰𐓄𐓂
𐓂𐒼𐒰𐓄𐓂𐓂́𐒼𐒰𐓅𐓂1sick from eating too much
π“‚π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“†π’Όπ’°
π“‚π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“†π’Όπ’°π“‚π’½π’°ΜΝ˜π“†π’Όπ’°π“‚Μπ’½π’°Ν˜π“†π’Όπ’°1middle2in the center3at the halfway point4the middle of one5in the middle6in a straight line with anotherπ“‚π’Όπ’°π“†π’Όπ’°π“‚π’Όπ“‚Ν˜π“†π’Όπ’°π“Žπ’Όπ’°Ν˜π“†π’Όπ’°
π“‚π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“†π’Όπ’° π“‚π“Šπ’»Ν˜
π“‚π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“†π’Όπ’° π“‚π“Šπ’»Ν˜π“‚π’½π’°ΜΝ˜π“†π’Όπ’° π“‚π“‹π’»ΜΝ˜transitive verb1hit the object in the middle2hit the markπ“Žπ’Όπ’°Ν˜π“†π’Όπ’° π“Žπ“Šπ’»Ν˜π“‚π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“†π’Όπ’°π“‚π“Šπ’»Ν˜This entry is composed of more than one word. Any conjugations need to be done on the LAST word.
π“‚π’Όπ’°π“‡π’°Ν˜
π“‚π’Όπ’°π“‡π’°Ν˜π“‚Μπ’Όπ’°π“‡π’°Ν˜intransitive verb1take charge of things in general for another𐓏𐒰-π“‚π’Όπ’°π“‡π’°Ν˜
π“‚π’Όπ’°π“‡π’°Ν˜
π“‚π’Όπ’°π“‡π’°Ν˜π“‚π’Όπ’°Μπ“‡π’°Ν˜1care of or handle something specific for someonetransitive verb2take charge of, undertake, supervise or have the responsibility for something specific in response to a formal request (e.g., taking care of the food for an event)transitive verb3go on an errandintransitive verb4set out on or undertake a new task under one's chargeintransitive verb𐓂𐒼𐒰𐓇𐒰
𐓂𐒼𐒰𐓇𐒷
𐓂𐒼𐒰𐓇𐒷𐓂𐒼𐒰́𐓇𐒷transitive verb1take care of, see to (especially a person)𐓂𐒼𐒰𐓇𐒻
𐓂𐒼𐒰𐓇𐒷
𐓂𐒼𐒰𐓇𐒷𐓂́𐒼𐒰𐓇𐒷1be suffering a period of illness, be troubled, distracted, or impeded by problems or sicknessintransitive verb2spell of illness or trouble of any kindnoun
𐓂𐒼𐒰𐓇𐒼𐒷
𐓂𐒼𐒰𐓇𐒼𐒷𐓂𐒼𐒰́𐓇𐒼𐒷transitive verb1tie (e.g., shoelaces)2tie up (e.g., a dog or a horse)𐓂-𐒼𐒰𐓇𐒼𐒷𐒰𐒼𐒰𐓇𐒼𐒷𐓂𐓍𐒰𐓇𐒼𐒷
π“‚π’Όπ’°π“Šπ’·
π“‚π’Όπ’°π“Šπ’·π“‚Μπ’½π’°π“Šπ’·verb1cook, grill, barbecue, cook outside (refers only to cooking meat on a rack, as for barbecue)π“‚π’Όπ’°π“Šπ’»π“‚-*π’Όπ’°π“Šπ’·
π“‚π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’»
π“‚π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’»π“‚π’½π’°ΜΝ˜π“Šπ’»1alone2isolated3by oneself4individual5distinct6single7sole8apart from anyone else9solitary10separateπ“‚π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’·π“Žπ’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’·π“ŽΝ˜π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’·π“Žπ’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’»
π“‚π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’» 𐒼𐒰𐓐𐒷
π“‚π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’» π’Όπ’°π“π’·π“‚π’½π’°ΜΝ˜π“Šπ’» 𐒼𐒰̋𐓐𐒷transitive verb1isolatecause to be aloneπ“‚π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’»π’Όπ’°π“π’·This entry is composed of more than one word. Any conjugations need to be done on the LAST word.
π“‚π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’»π’Ώπ’°Ν˜
π“‚π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’»π’Ώπ’°Ν˜π“‚π’Όπ’°ΜΝ˜π“Šπ’»π’Ώπ’°Ν˜noun1ace in a deck of cardsπ“‚π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’»π“‚π’Ώπ’°Ν˜
π“‚π’Όπ’°π“π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’·
π“‚π’Όπ’°π“π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’·π“‚π’½π’°Μπ“π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’·verb1crowd someoneπ“‚π’Όπ’²π’Όπ’·π“‚π’Όπ’°π“π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’·
𐓂𐒼𐒰𐓏𐒱
𐓂𐒼𐒰𐓏𐒱𐓂́𐒼𐒰𐓏𐒱adjective1sickly
π“‚π’Όπ’°π“π’»Ν˜π“π’·
π“‚π’Όπ’°π“π’»Ν˜π“π’·π“‚π’Όπ’°Μπ“π’»Ν˜π“π’·1aroundadverb2soaring in circlesverb𐓂-π’Όπ’°π“π’»Ν˜π“π’·
𐓂𐒼𐒰𐓐𐒸𐒼𐒷
𐓂𐒼𐒰𐓐𐒸𐒼𐒷𐓂́𐒼𐒰̄𐓐𐒸𐒽𐒷𐓂́𐒼𐒰̄𐓐𐒸́𐒽𐒷1idle, useless, with nothing to it, meaningless𐓂-π’Όπ’°π“π’·π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’·
𐓂𐒼𐒰𐓐𐓄𐒰
𐓂𐒼𐒰𐓐𐓄𐒰𐓂𐒼𐒰́𐓐𐓄𐒰noun1Quapaw Indians
𐓂𐒼𐒰𐓐𐓄𐒰
𐓂𐒼𐒰𐓐𐓄𐒰𐓂𐒼𐒰́𐓐𐓄𐒰transitive verb1throw off (suddenly severing or moving something or someone from something)
𐓂𐒼𐒻𐒷
𐓂𐒼𐒻𐒷𐓂𐒽𐒻́𐒷transitive verb1converse with2interview3talk with or to4call on the telephone𐒼𐒻𐒼-Quintero notes on page 170 of her Osage Dictionary that this term was, "originally a reciprocal form 'speak with each other, converse', but not used regularly as a transitive form."
𐓂𐒼𐒻𐒷
𐓂𐒼𐒻𐒷𐓂𐒽𐒻́𐒷noun1get-together2meeting of a group of people to converse𐒼𐒻𐒼-
𐓂𐒼𐒻𐒼𐒻𐒷
𐓂𐒼𐒻𐒼𐒻𐒷𐓂𐒽𐒻́𐒽𐒻𐒷verb1talk with one another, converse with one another (usually more than two people)π’°Ν˜π’Όπ“‚Μπ’½π’»π’½π’»π’· 𐓉𐒰́𐒻let's talk to each other𐒼𐒻𐒼-𐓂𐒼𐒻𐒷
𐓂𐒼𐒻𐓄𐓇𐒷
𐓂𐒼𐒻𐓄𐓇𐒷𐓂𐒼𐒻́𐓄𐓇𐒷transitive verb1follow one's own2be true to one's own3obey one's own𐒼𐒻𐒼-𐓂𐓄𐓇𐒷
π“‚π’Όπ’»π“†π“Šπ’·
π“‚π’Όπ’»π“†π“Šπ’·π“‚π’½π’»Μπ“†π“Šπ’·noun1half (of anything)2half dollar