itwêwina Plains Cree dictionary

/mâkw-/

Morph-R
1. press, knead; pressure; oppressively WMDD
mâkw-

Morph-NA-4w
1. loon [see: mwâkw-] WMDD
mâkw-

Morph-root
1. oppress MC
/makw-/**

Morph-R
1. ?? knoll WMDD
mâkwa
NA-4w 🧑🏽 like: wâhkwa, ihkwa 📖
1. loon, common loon, great northern diver [Lat. Gavia immer] CW
2. A loon AECD MD
3. A diving bird MD
1. Word components: mâkw- , {-a}-1
mâkwaham
VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
1. s/he presses s.t. down (by tool) CW
2. He puts pressure on it MD
1. Word components: /mâkw-/ , /-ah/-1
kamâmakw-

Morph-NA-3
1. butterfly; moth WMDD
mâkwaciw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he is oppressed by the cold CW
1. Word components: /mâkw-/ , /-aci/ ( /-at-/-1, /-i/-3 )
mâkwamêw
VTA-1 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: wîcihêw 📖
1. s/he bites s.o., s/he chews on s.o., s/he seizes s.o. hard with one's teeth or by mouth CW
1. Word components: /mâkw-/ , /-am/-2
/-âpêmakw/

Morph-NI-3-final
1. willow, willow bark WMDD
mâkwahtam
VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
1. s/he bites s.t., s/he gnaws on s.t., s/he chews on s.t. CW
1. Word components: /mâkw-/ , /-aht/-2
mâkwahwêw
VTA-3 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: kîskiswêw 📖
1. s/he presses s.o. close by tool or with horns CW
1. Word components: /mâkw-/ , /-ahw/-1
makwahcâw
NI-2 💧 like: mîkisasâkay, oskasâkay 📖
1. knoll CW
1. Word components: /makw-/ , /-ahc-/ , /-â/-1 , /-w/-1
mâkwahikan
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. press, vise CW
1. Word components: /mâkw-/ , /-ah/-1 , /-ikan/
mâkwahikan
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. cheese CW
1. Word components: /mâkw-/ , /-ah/-1 , /-ikan/
mâkwahikan
N Naming word
1. Cheese MD
mâkwahikan
NI 💧
1. Cheese AECD
2. something cooked hard AECD
3. something pressed together. (Plains). alt. maskawihkasikan (Northern) AECD
mâkwahikêw

VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he presses things down (by tool), s/he holds things firmly (e.g. in a vise) CW
1. Word components: /mâkw-/ , /-ah/-1 , /-ikê/
mâkwêyimow
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he is worried, s/he is troubled, s/he is afraid CW
2. s/he feels pressed upon, s/he feels oppressed CW
3. He is very scared of something MD
1. Word components: /mâkw-/ , /-êýim/ ( /-êýi-/, /-m/-3 ) , /-o/
mâkwahcikêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he chews CW
2. Bite down on your food MD
3. He bites down on his food MD
4. Chew on your food MD
5. He chews on his food MD
1. Word components: /mâkw-/ , /-aht/-2 , /-ikê/-1
mâkwahpinêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he is severely ill CW
1. Word components: /mâkw-/ , /-ahpinê/ ( /-ahp-/, /-inê/-1 )
mâkwahpitam
VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
1. s/he ties s.t. up, s/he ties s.t. solidly CW
2. Press it down into a bundle and tie it up MD
3. He presses and packs it into a bundle and ties it up MD
1. Word components: /mâkw-/ , /-ahpit/
mâkwahpitêw
VTA-4 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: nakatêw 📖
1. s/he ties s.o. up CW
2. s/he immobilizes s.o. by tying CW
3. He is pressed into a bundle and tied firmly MD
4. He packs and ties him firmly into a bundle MD
1. Word components: /mâkw-/ , /-ahpiT/
mâkwêyihtam
VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
1. s/he is frightened of s.t. CW
1. Word components: /mâkw-/ , /-êýiht/ ( /-êýi-/, /-ht/-3 )
mâkwahikanis
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. small press (e.g. to extract juice), juice press CW
2. A small press, to extract juice MD
1. Word components: /mâkw-/ , /-ah/-1 , /-ikan/ , /-is/
mâkwêyimowin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. fright CW
2. fear CW
3. phobia CW
4. A phobia of some kind MD
1. Word components: /mâkw-/ , /-êýim/ ( /-êýi-/, /-m/-3 ) , /-o/ , /-win/
mâkwahcikanis
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. pliers CW MD
1. Word components: /mâkw-/ , /-aht/-2 , /-ikan/ , /-is/
mâkwahpicikan

NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. binding cord, bond CW
1. Word components: /mâkw-/ , /-ahpit/ , /-ikan/-1
mâkwahpicikêw

VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
1. s/he is tying things tightly, s/he is making things fast CW
1. Word components: /mâkw-/ , /-ahpit/ , /-ikê/-1
mâkwâskwahwêw
VTA-3 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: kîskiswêw 📖
1. s/he presses s.o. close with a stick CW
2. it oppresses s.o. (e.g. "tree" as actor) CW
1. Word components: /mâkw-/ , /-âskw-/ , /-ahw/-1
mâkwastênikan
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. trigger CW
1. Word components: /mâkw-/ , /-astê-/ , /-n/-1 , /-ikan/
mâkwa sâkahikan

NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. Loon Lake (SK) CW
2. Makwa Lake (SK) CW
1. Word components: mâkw- , {-a}-1 , sâkahikan-
mâkwa sâkahikan

NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation, SK [northern Plains Cree reserve] CW
1. Word components: mâkw- , {-a}-1 , sâkahikan-
mâkwahcikênikan
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. vise, vise-grip CW
2. pliers CW
3. tongs CW
4. A vice MD
5. Thongs MD
6. Tools that hold boards together MD
1. Word components: /mâkw-/ , /-aht/-2 , /-ikê/-1 , /-n/-1 , /-ikan/
mâkwahcikanâpisk
NI-3 💧 like: pahkêkin(w), askêkin(w) 📖
1. pliers, metal pincers CW
2. one set of pliers or metal pinchers AECD
1. Word components: /mâkw-/ , /-aht/-2 , /-ikan/ , /-âpiskw/
mâkwahcikêpicikan
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
1. clamp CW MD
1. Word components: /mâkw-/ , /-aht/-2 , /-ikê/-1 , /-pit/ , /-ikan/
mâkwahpicikêpayiw

VII-2v 💧➡️ like: mihkwâw 📖
1. it ties itself in knots (e.g. cord, line), it gets knotted CW
1. Word components: /mâkw-/ , /-ahpit/ , /-ikê/-1 , /-paýi/
mâkwa sâkahikanihk

INM like: otôskwanihk
1. Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation, SK [northern Plains Cree reserve; lit: "at loon lake"] CW
1. Word components: mâkw- , {-a}-1 , sâkahikan- , {-ihk}-2
mwâkw-

Morph-NA-4w
1. loon [also: mâkw-] WMDD

	Stem
No ownership	mâkw-
whose / whom something belongs to	-mâkom-

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