itwêwina Plains Cree dictionary

/câhcâ-/

Morph-Vr
1. sneeze [onomatopoiea] WMDD
câhcâmow
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he sneezes CW MD
2. s/he sneezes from sneezing powder, pepper, snuff, etc. CW
1. Word components: /câhcâ-/ , /-am/-2 , /-o/
/cahcahk-/**

Morph-Vr
1. pointed, cocked [cf. /cahk-/, /tahk-/-2] WMDD
cahcahkâw
VII-2v 💧➡️ like: mihkwâw 📖
1. it is speckled, it is spotted CW
1. Word components: /cahcahk-/ ( {Cah-}, /cahk-/-2 ) , /-â/-1
cahcahkiw

Morph-NA-2
1. crane [?? < “cahcah” + /-kiw/] WMDD
cahcahkiw
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
1. pelican CW AECD
1. Word components: cahcahkiw-
câhcâmohêw
VTA-1 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: wîcihêw 📖
1. s/he makes s.o. sneeze CW
2. s/he uses (it) to make s.o. sneeze (e.g. sneezing powder, pepper, snuff, etc.) CW
3. s/he makes her/him sneeze with something, i.e.: sneezing powder or pepper AECD
1. Word components: /câhcâ-/ , /-am/-2 , /-o/ , /-h/
câhcâmosam
VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
1. s/he burns s.t. as sneezing powder CW
2. s/he fills the air with sneezing powder, pepper, etc. CW
3. s/he fills the place with sneezing powder or pepper AECD
1. Word components: /câhcâ-/ , /-am/-2 , /-o/ , /-s/-2
câhcâmosiw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he sneezes CW
1. Word components: /câhcâ-/ , /-am/-2 , /-o/ , /-si/
câhcâmowin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. sneezing CW
2. sneezing from sneezing powder, pepper, snuff, etc. CW
3. being made to sneeze CW
4. the act of being made to sneeze AECD
1. Word components: /câhcâ-/ , /-am/-2 , /-o/ , /-win/
cahcahkâyow

N Naming word
1. A blackbird MD
2. a black bird AECD
câhcâmoskiw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he sneezes often, s/he is in the habit of sneezing CW
1. Word components: /câhcâ-/ , /-am/-2 , /-o/ , /-ski/-1 ( /-sk/-3, /-i/-3 )
cahcahkayow
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
1. blackbird CW
2. red-winged blackbird [Lat. Agelaius phoeniceus] CW
1. Word components: cahcahkaýow- , /cahcahk-/** ( {Cah-}, /cahk-/-2 ) , /-aýow/**
cahcahkêkin
NI-3 💧 like: pahkêkin(w), askêkin(w) 📖
1. spotted material, speckled cotton CW
1. Word components: /cahcahk-/ ( {Cah-}, /cahk-/-2 ) , /-êkinw/
cahcahkisiw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he is speckled, s/he is spotted CW
1. Word components: /cahcahk-/ ( {Cah-}, /cahk-/-2 ) , /-isi/
câhcâmohiwêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he makes people sneeze CW
2. s/he uses (it) to make people sneeze (e.g. sneezing powder, pepper, snuff, etc.) CW
3. s/he makes people sneeze with something AECD
1. Word components: /câhcâ-/ , /-am/-2 , /-o/ , /-h/ , /-iwê/
câhcâmosikan
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. sneezing powder CW AECD MD
2. snuff CW
3. pepper CW
1. Word components: /câhcâ-/ , /-am/-2 , /-o/ , /-s/-2 , /-ikan/
câhcâmosikêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he burns sneezing powder, pepper, etc. CW AECD
1. Word components: /câhcâ-/ , /-am/-2 , /-o/ , /-s/-2 , /-ikê/-1
cahcahkâyowak

NA 🧑🏽
1. a black bird. (Plains). Var. cahcahkaro AECD
cahcakwahcâsin
VII-2n 💧➡️ like: miywâsin 📖
1. it is a small piece of level ground CW
1. Word components: /tahtakw-/ , /-ahc-/ , /-â/-1 , /-sin/-2
câhcâmoskawêw
VTA-2 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: nitonawêw 📖
1. s/he makes s.o. sneeze CW
2. It makes him sneeze MD
1. Word components: /câhcâ-/ , /-am/-2 , /-o/ , /-skaw/-1
câhcâmoskâkêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he uses something to induce sneezing CW
2. It makes one sneeze MD
1. Word components: /câhcâ-/ , /-am/-2 , /-o/ , /-sk/-1 , /-âkê/
cahcahkayôsis
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
1. small blackbird, blackbird hatchling CW
1. Word components: cahcahkaýow- ( {Cah-}, /cahk-/-2, /-aýow/** ) , /-isis/
cahcahkêkinos
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. small piece of spotted material, small piece of speckled cotton CW
1. Word components: /cahcahk-/ ( {Cah-}, /cahk-/-2 ) , /-êkinw/ , /-is/
cahcahkinosêw
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
1. grayling, arctic grayling [Lat. Thymallus arcticus] CW
1. Word components: /cahcahk-/ ( {Cah-}, /cahk-/-2 ) , kinosêw-
cahcahkinosêw
NA-2 🧑🏽 like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy 📖
1. brook trout, speckled brook trout [Lat. Salvelinus fontinalis] CW
1. Word components: /cahcahk-/ ( {Cah-}, /cahk-/-2 ) , kinosêw-
cahcahkinosêw
NA 🧑🏽
1. a grayling, i.e.: a speckled brook trout AECD
cahcahkisôkan
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
1. appaloosa CW MD
1. Word components: /cahcahk-/ ( {Cah-}, /cahk-/-2 ) , -sôkan- ( -soy-, /-kan/-1 )
cahcahkayôskâw
VII-1v 💧➡️ like: kîsikâw 📖
1. there are many blackbirds, blackbirds are abundant CW
1. Word components: cahcahkaýow- ( {Cah-}, /cahk-/-2, /-aýow/** ) , /-iskâ/ ( /-isk-/, /-â/-1 )
cahcahkasinâsow
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he is speckled CW
1. Word components: /cahcahk-/ ( {Cah-}, /cahk-/-2 ) , /-asinâso/ ( /-asin-/, /-âso/-2 )
cahcahkasinâsowin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. being speckled CW AECD
1. Word components: /cahcahk-/ ( {Cah-}, /cahk-/-2 ) , /-asinâso/ ( /-asin-/, /-âso/-2 ) , /-win/
cahcahkiw sâkahikan

NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. Chitek Lake (SK) [lit: "pelican lake"] CW
1. Word components: cahcahkiw- , sâkahikan-
cahcahkasinâsowastim
NA-3 🧑🏽 like: masinahikanāhtik(w), askihk(w) 📖
1. spotted horse, speckled horse CW
2. dalmatian (dog) CW
1. Word components: /cahcahk-/ ( {Cah-}, /cahk-/-2 ) , /-asinâso/ ( /-asin-/, /-âso/-2 ) , [w] , /-astimw/
cahcahkasinastêyêkin
NI-3 💧 like: pahkêkin(w), askêkin(w)
1. Polka-dotted material MD
cahcahkiw sâkahikanihk

INM like: otôskwanihk 📖
1. Pelican Lake First Nation, SK [Woods Cree reserve; lit: "at pelican lake"] CW
1. Word components: cahcahkiw- , sâkahikan- , {-ihk}-2
cahcahkipêwasinastêwêkin
NI-3 💧 like: pahkêkin(w), askêkin(w) 📖
1. polka-dot material CW
1. Word components: /cahcahk-/ ( {Cah-}, /cahk-/-2 ) , /-pê(h)/ , [w] , /-asinâstê/ ( /-asin-/, /-âstê/-2 ) , [w] , /-êkinw/
tahtahkiw-

Morph-NA-2
1. pelican [see: cahcahkiw] WMDD

	Stem
No ownership	cahcahkiw-
whose / whom something belongs to	-cahcahkîm-

	Stem
No ownership	cahcahkaýow-
whose / whom something belongs to	-cahcahkaýôm-

	Stem
No ownership	cahcahkaýôsis-
whose / whom something belongs to	-cahcahkaýôsisim-

	Stem
No ownership	cahcahkinosêw-
whose / whom something belongs to	-cahcahkinosêm-

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