itwêwina Plains Cree dictionary

pawâ-

Morph-R
1. dream WMDD
pâwan-

Morph-R
1. thin, slim, emaciated WMDD
pawaham
VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
Word components: paw-
, -ah(1)
1. s/he beats s.t., s/he shakes s.t. out, s/he dusts s.t., s/he brushes s.t. off by tool CW
2. s/he threshes s.t. CW
3. He threshes it MD
4. He dusts it MD
5. s/he dusts or brushes it off AECD
pawâkan
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
Word components: pawâ-
, -kan(2)
1. dream spirit, guardian spirit CW
2. spirit power CW
3. a tribal totem figure encountered in the dream world and which subsequently represents spiritual power. (Plains). alt. powâkan (Northern) AECD
pawâmêw
VTA-1 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: wîcihêw 📖
Word components: pawâ-
, -m(2)
1. s/he dreams of s.o. CW
pawâmiw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: pawâ-
, -m(2) , -i
1. s/he dreams CW
2. s/he has a dream spirit, s/he has a guardian spirit CW
3. s/he has a secret spirit helper AECD
4. s/he has an animal identity or guardian spirit AECD
pawâsiw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: pawâ-
, -âsi ( -âsT- , -i(3) )
1. s/he (e.g. tree) is shaken in the wind, s/he is cleaned off in the wind CW
pawâtam
VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
Word components: pawâ-
, -it
1. s/he dreams about s.t. CW
2. He dreams of it MD
pawâtêw
VTA-4 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: nakatêw 📖
Word components: pawâ-
, -iT
1. s/he dreams about s.o. CW MD
2. s/he has a spirit dream of s.o. CW
3. s/he has a spirit dream. (Plains). alt. powatew (Northern) AECD
pawahwêw
VTA-3 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: kîskiswêw 📖
Word components: paw-
, -ahw(1)
1. s/he brushes s.o. off by tool, s/he dusts s.o. CW
2. s/he threshes s.o. (e.g. grain) CW MD
pawâmisk

NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
Word components: pawâ-
, -m(2) , -i
, -sk(3)
1. dreamer CW
pawâstan
VII-2n 💧➡️ like: miywâsin 📖
Word components: pawâ-
, -âstan ( -âst-
, -an(1) )
1. it (e.g. road) is cleaned off in the wind CW
pâwanîw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: pâwan-
, -î(1)
1. s/he is thin, s/he is lean, s/he is skinny, s/he is scrawny CW
pawahikan
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
Word components: paw-
, -ah(1) , -ikan
1. threshing machine CW MD
2. combine CW
pawahikêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: paw-
, -ah(1) , -ikê(1)
1. s/he threshes, s/he threshes grain, s/he combines, s/he does the threshing CW
2. s/he shakes things out by tool, s/he brushes things off, s/he dusts things CW
3. He is threshing MD
4. s/he dusts or brushes off things AECD
pawahokêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: paw-
, -ah(1) , -okê ( -ok-
, -ê(2) )
1. s/he beats the tent walls or the house CW
pawahowêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: paw-
, -ahw(1) , -iwê
1. s/he shakes (animate) things out by tool, s/he brushes (animate) things off CW
pawâcikêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: pawâ-
, -it
, -ikê(1)
1. s/he dreams about things CW
pawâmiwin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
Word components: pawâ-
, -m(2) , -i
, -win
1. spirit power, dream power CW
2. having a secret spirit helper AECD
pawâsiwêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: pawâ-
, -iT , -iwê
1. s/he dreams about people CW
2. s/he has spirit dreams of people CW
pawâtâkan
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
Word components: pawâ-
, -it
, -âkan(1)
1. dream guardian CW
pawâmiskiw

VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: pawâ-
, -m(2) , -i
, -ski(1) ( -sk(3) , -i(3) )
1. s/he is a dreamer, s/he dreams all the time CW
pawâtaskiw
VTI-3 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: mîciw 📖
Word components: pawâ-
, -it
, -aski ( {-a}(4) , -ski )
1. s/he is a dreamer, s/he dreams often CW
2. He is a dreamer MD
pawahamoyâw
VII-1v 💧➡️ like: kîsikâw 📖
Word components: paw-
, -ah(1) , {-amw} , [y] , -â(1)
1. it is tree cleaning time, the wind blows the snow from the trees CW
pawahamawêw
VTA-2 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: nitonawêw 📖
Word components: paw-
, -ah(1) , -amaw
1. s/he threshes (it/them) for s.o. CW
pawahiminêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: paw-
, -ah(1) , -min-
, -ê(2)
1. s/he knocks off berries CW
pawâtamowin
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
Word components: pawâ-
, -it
, {-amw} , -win
1. dream CW MD
2. dreaming CW
3. the act of dreaming. (Plains). alt. pawatamowin (Northern) AECD
pawâhtakinam
VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
Word components: paw-
, -âhtak-
, -n(1)
1. s/he cleans the snow off of s.t. CW
2. s/he clears s.t. (e.g. old spruce boughs) from the tipi CW
pawâhtakinêw
VTA-1 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: wîcihêw 📖
Word components: paw-
, -âhtak-
, -n(1)
1. s/he cleans the snow off of s.o. (e.g. tree) CW
2. s/he clears s.o. (e.g. old spruce boughs) from the tipi CW
pawâpiskaham
VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧 like: nâtam 📖
Word components: paw-
, -âpisk-
, -ah(1)
1. s/he brushes s.t. with metal or stone CW
2. s/he cleans s.t. out with metal or stone CW
pawâpiskahwêw
VTA-3 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽 like: kîskiswêw 📖
Word components: paw-
, -âpisk-
, -ahw(1)
1. s/he brushes s.o. (e.g. pipe, stove) with or as metal or stone CW
2. s/he cleans s.o. out with or as metal or stone CW
pawâcakinasîs

N Naming word
1. December. The tree baring moon MD
pawahikanihkêw

VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: paw-
, -ah(1) , -ikan , -ihkê ( -ihk-
, -ê(2) )
1. s/he makes a thresher, s/he makes a threshing machine CW
pawâhcakinasîs
NA-1 🧑🏽 like: pahkwêsikan, asikan 📖
Word components: paw-
, -âhtak-
, -n(1) , -asi(2) ( {-a}(4) , -si ) , -w(1) , -is
1. December CW AECD
2. drift clearing moon or month (Plains). alt. pawacakinasîs (Northern). Var. manito kîsikan pîsim AECD
pawâhtakinikêw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: paw-
, -âhtak-
, -n(1) , -ikê(1)
1. s/he cleans the snow off of things CW
2. s/he clears old spruce boughs from the tipi CW
pawâhtakipayiw
VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️ like: nipâw 📖
Word components: paw-
, -âhtak-
, -paýi
1. it (e.g. tree) becomes clean of snow CW
2. the brush falls off CW
pawâcikêwaskiy
NI-2 💧 like: mîkisasâkay, oskasâkay 📖
Word components: pawâ-
, -it
, -ikê(1) , [w] , askiy-(1)
1. dreamland CW
pawâhtakahikana
NI-1 💧 like: cîmân, astotin 📖
Word components: paw-
, -âhtak-
, -ah(1) , -ikan
1. chaff CW
2. something cleaned off or filtered out CW
pawâhcakinasîsi-pîsim
NA-3 🧑🏽 like: masinahikanāhtik(w), askihk(w) 📖
Word components: paw-
, -âhtak-
, -n(1) , -asi(2) ( {-a}(4) , -si ) , -w(1) , -is , -i
, pîsimw-
1. Frost-Exploding Trees Moon, Blizzard Moon CW
2. December CW
manitowi-kîsikani-pîsim
NA-3 🧑🏽 like: masinahikanāhtik(w), askihk(w) 📖
Word components: manitow-
, -i(1) , kîsik-
, -an(1) , -i(1) , pîsimw-
1. Christmas Moon, December [lit: "God-day moon; Christmas moon"] CW
2. December AECD
3. God's moon. alt. pawacakinasîs (Northern) AECD
4. pawahcakinasîs (Plains) AECD
pê-sâkâstêw
VII-1v 💧➡️ like: kîsikâw 📖
Word components: pê-
, sâk-(1)
, -âstê(1)
1. sunrise is approaching, the Sun rises, the Sun shines out upon rising, the Sun shines out from the clouds CW
2. the sun filtrates through the clouds. (Plains). alt. pawaskwew (Northern) AECD

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