itwêwina Plains Cree dictionary

kînik-

Morph-R
1. sharp, pointed [cf. /kîn-/, /kînikw-/] WMDD
kînikâw
NI-2 💧 like: mîkisasâkay, oskasâkay 📖
Word components: kînik-
, -â(1) , -w(1)
1. sharp edge, cutting tool CW
kînikâw
VII-2v 💧➡️ like: mihkwâw 📖
Word components: kînik-
, -â(1)
1. it is sharp, it is pointed CW
2. it is well-defined CW
3. It is sharp and pointed MD
kînikwân-

Morph-R
1. rotate, revolve, spin WMDD
oskinîk-

Morph-R
1. youth, teenager [cf. /osk-/ + /-inîk-/**] WMDD
kînikaham
VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
Word components: kîn-
, -ikah
1. s/he hews s.t. to an edge CW
kînikamon
VII-2n 💧➡️ like: miywâsin 📖
Word components: kînik-
, -amon(1)
1. it adheres sharply CW
kînikatos
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
Word components: kînik-
, atos-
, atw-
, -is
1. pointed arrow CW
2. stone arrowhead (e.g. obsidian, quartz, etc.) CW
kînikisiw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: kînik-
, -isi
1. it is sharp, it is pointed (e.g. a rock) CW
kînikotêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: kîn-
, -kot-
, -ê(2)
1. s/he has a pointed nose CW
kînikwâni-

IPV ⚡️ like: pê-
Word components: kînikwân-
, -i(1)
1. spinning, revolving, rotating, going round and round CW
kinikinik
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
Word components: kinikinik-
1. shrub mixture of red willow bark and green leaves used as traditional tobacco for the pipe CW
kînikahwêw
VTA-3 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: kîskiswêw 📖
Word components: kîn-
, -ikahw
1. s/he hews s.o. to an edge CW
kînikwânîw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: kînikwân-
, -î(1)
1. s/he goes round and round, s/he revolves, s/he rotates, s/he spins CW
kînikataham
VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
Word components: kînik-
, -atah
1. s/he hews s.t. to a point CW
kînikikaham
VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
Word components: kînik-
, -ikah
1. s/he chops s.t. to a point, s/he sharpens s.t. to a point with an axe CW
kînikâskwan
VII-2n 💧➡️ like: miywâsin 📖
Word components: kînik-
, -âskw-
, -an
1. it is pointed wood CW
kînikikotêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: kînik-
, -kot-
, -ê(2)
1. s/he has a sharp nose, it has a pointed beak CW
kînikihkotam
VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
Word components: kînik-
, -hkot
1. s/he whittles s.t. to an edge, s/he sharpens s.t. to a point with a knife CW
2. He whittles it to a point (using a knife) MD
3. s/he sharpens it to a point with a knife AECD
kînikihkotêw
VTA-4 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: nakatêw 📖
Word components: kînik-
, -hkoT
1. s/he whittles s.o. to a point, s/he sharpens s.o. to a point with a knife CW
2. s/he sharpens it to a point with a knife AECD
kînikikahwêw
VTA-3 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: kîskiswêw 📖
Word components: kînik-
, -ikahw
1. s/he chops s.o. to a point, s/he sharpens s.o. to a point with an axe CW
kînikohkotam
VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
Word components: kînikw-
, -hkot
1. s/he whittles s.t. to a point CW
kînikohkotêw
VTA-4 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: nakatêw 📖
Word components: kînikw-
, -hkoT
1. s/he whittles s.o. to a point, s/he sharpens s.o. to a point with a knife CW
kînikwânihâw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: kînikwân-
, -hâ
1. s/he flies round and round CW
kînikâpiskâw
VII-2v 💧➡️ like: mihkwâw 📖
Word components: kînik-
, -âpisk-
, -â(1)
1. it is sharp metal, it is pointed metal CW
kînikâskosiw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: kînik-
, -âskw-
, -isi
1. it is pointed wood CW
kînikatahikêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: kînik-
, -atah , -ikê(1)
1. s/he makes pickets CW
2. s/he hews things to points CW
kînikikahikêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: kînik-
, -ikah , -ikê(1)
1. s/he chops things to points, s/he sharpens things to points with an axe CW
kînikwânohtêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: kînikwân-
, -ohtê ( -oht-
, -ê(2) )
1. s/he walks round and round, s/he walks around in a circle CW
kînikwânastâw
VTI-2 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: kisihtâw 📖
Word components: kînikwân-
, -i(1) , astâ-
( ast-
, -â(3) )
1. s/he lays s.t. in a circle CW
kînikihkocikêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: kînik-
, -hkot , -ikê(1)
1. s/he whittles things to a point, s/he sharpens things to a point with a knife CW
2. s/he sharpens things with a knife AECD
kînikwânakocin
VAI-2 🧑🏽➡️ like: pimisin 📖
Word components: kînikwân-
, -akocin(2) ( akot-(2)
, -in(2) )
1. s/he whirls in the air (e.g. a duck spinning after being shot) CW
kînikwânakotêw
VII-2v 💧➡️ like: mihkwâw 📖
Word components: kînikwân-
, -akocin(2) ( akot-(2)
, -ê(1) )
1. it whirls in the air (e.g. a cloud spinning before a wind) CW
kînikwânaskwan

VII-2n 💧➡️ like: miywâsin 📖
Word components: kînikwân-
, -askw-(1)
( -an(1) )
1. the clouds are whirling round and round CW
kînikwâniciwan
NI-3 💧 like: pahkêkin(w), askêkin(w) 📖
Word components: kînikwân-
, -ciwan ( -ciw- , -an(1) ) , -w
1. eddy, whirlpool CW
kînikwâniciwan
VII-2n 💧➡️ like: miywâsin 📖
Word components: kînikwân-
, -ciwan ( -ciw- , -an(1) )
1. it is an eddy, it is a whirlpool CW
2. it flows round and round CW
kînikwânipayiw
VII-2v 💧➡️ like: mihkwâw 📖
Word components: kînikwân-
, -paýi
1. it revolves, it rotates, it spins, it whirls CW
kînikatahamawêw
VTA-2 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: nitonawêw 📖
Word components: kînik-
, -atah , -amaw
1. s/he makes pickets for s.o., s/he chops (it) to a point for s.o. CW
kînikwânakohcin
VAI-2 🧑🏽➡️ like: pimisin 📖
Word components: kînikwân-
, akw- , -hcin ( -ht-(3) , -in(2) )
1. s/he whirls (in a liquid), s/he floats round and round CW
kînikwânipahtâw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: kînikwân-
, -pahtâ
1. s/he runs round and round CW
kînikistikwânêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: kînik-
, -stikwân-
, -ê(2)
1. s/he has a pointed head CW
kînikwânipayihêw
VTA-1 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: wîcihêw 📖
Word components: kînikwân-
, -paýi , -h
1. s/he spins s.o. round and round, s/he whirls s.o. CW
kînikwâni-wêpinam
VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
Word components: kînikwân-
, -i(1) , wêp-
, -n(1)
1. s/he spins s.t., s/he whirls s.t. CW
kînikwâni-wêpinêw
VTA-1 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: wîcihêw 📖
Word components: kînikwân-
, -i(1) , wêp-
, -n(1)
1. s/he spins s.o., s/he whirls s.o. CW
kînikwâniciwanos
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
Word components: kînikwân-
, -ciwan ( -ciw- , -an(1) ) , -w
, -is
1. small eddy, small whirlpool CW
kînikwânipayihtâw
VTI-2 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: kisihtâw 📖
Word components: kînikwân-
, -paýi , -ht , -â(3)
1. s/he spins s.t. round and round, s/he whirls s.t. CW
kînikwâni-wêpâstan

VII-2n 💧➡️ like: miywâsin 📖
Word components: kînikwân-
, -i(1) , wêp-
, -âstan ( -âst-
, -an(1) )
1. it is whirled round and round by the wind CW
kînikwâniyâpihkêpitam

VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
Word components: kînikwân-
, -i(1) , [y] , -âpihk-
, -ê(1) , -pit
1. s/he spins s.t. around (on a string, e.g. a top) CW
kînikwâniyâpihkêpitêw

VTA-4 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: nakatêw 📖
Word components: kînikwân-
, -i(1) , [y] , -âpihk-
, -ê(1) , -piT
1. s/he spins s.o. around (on a string, e.g. a top) CW
kîn-

Morph-R
1. sharp, pointed [cf. /kînik-/, /kînikw-/] WMDD
kînikw-

Morph-R
1. sharp, pointed [cf. /kîn-/, /kînik-/] WMDD
oskinîkiw-

Morph-NA-2
1. young adolescent male [< /oskinîk-/ + /-iw/] WMDD
cikâsipakwa
NI-3 💧 like: pahkêkin(w), askêkin(w) 📖
Word components: (a)cikâs- , -pakw
1. bearberry leaves, partridge berry plants [used as traditional tobacco; Lat. Arctostaphylos uva-ursi] CW
2. kini-kinik usually mixed with tobacco to use in apipe. 2 The partridge berry plant MD
maskominânâhtik
NA-3 🧑🏽 like: masinahikanāhtik(w), askihk(w) 📖
Word components: maskw-
, -minân
( -min-
, -ê(2) , -n(3) ) , -âhtikw
1. bearberry bush CW
2. mountain ash tree CW
3. a mountain ash tree. also used by Northern Cree for Red Willow from which kinnikinik is made. (Plains). alt. waciwahtik (Northern) AECD

	Stem
No ownership	maskominânâhtikw-
whose / whom something belongs to	-maskominânâhtikom-

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