Eastern James Bay Cree Dictionary on the Web: Glosses

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{en} brush

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ᐱᓈᑯᓈᔥᑭᒻ pinaakunaashkim [vti]
N snow brushes off her/him onto it

ᐱᓈᑯᓈᐦᐊᒧᐧᐋᐤ pinaakunaahamuwaau [vta]
N s/he brushes snow off her/himself (with an instrument) onto someone else

ᐱᐦᐳᐧᐃᐦᐅᓲ pihpuwihusuu [vai]
N s/he brushes it off her/himself

ᐱᐦᐳᐧᐃᐦᐊᒻ pihpuwiham [vti]
N s/he brushes it off, cleans it by hitting it

ᐱᐦᐳᐧᐃᐦᐧᐋᐤ pihpuwihwaau [vta]
N s/he brushes snow or sand off her/him, it (anim) s/he cleans her/him, it (anim) off by hitting it (anim)

ᐱᐦᐳᐧᐋᑯᓂᑭᐦᐅᓲ pihpuwaakunikihusuu [vai]
N s/he brushes the snow off her/himself

ᐱᐦᐳᐧᐋᑯᓂᑭᐦᐊᒻ pihpuwaakunikiham [vti]
N s/he brushes the snow off it

ᐳᐧᐋᑯᓂᑭᐦᐅᓲ puwaakunikihusuu [vai]
N s/he brushes the snow off her/himself

ᑎᐧᐃᑭᐦᐊᒻ tiwikiham [vti]
N s/he cuts brush and trees

ᒋᐧᔖᐧᐋᔮᔅᑯᐦᑎᓐ chishwaawaayaaskuhtin [vii]
N it is noisy as it brushes against the trees or bushes

ᒥᓂᐧᐋᐱᐦᐊᒻ miniwaapiham [vti]
N s/he sweeps, brushes it off

ᒥᓂᐧᐋᐱᐦᐧᐋᐤ miniwaapihwaau [vta]
N s/he sweeps, brushes it (anim) off

ᓂᔅᑭᐧᐋᔑᓐ niskiwaashin [vai]
N s/he, it (anim) brushes against it as s/he passes

ᓂᔅᑭᐧᐋᐦᑎᓐ niskiwaahtin [vii]
N it brushes against it as it passes

ᔮᔨᐱᑎᒻ yaayipitim [vti]
N s/he brushes it quickly with her/his hand

ᔮᔨᐱᑖᐤ yaayipitaau [vta]
N s/he brushes her/him, it (anim) quickly with her/his hand

ᔮᔨᓂᒻ yaayinim [vti]
N s/he brushes it with her/his hands

ᔮᔨᓈᐤ yaayinaau [vta]
N s/he brushes her/him, it (anim) with her/his hands, s/he checks the fish net

ᓂᔅᑯᐧᐁᔑᓐ niskuweshin [vai]
S s/he/it (anim) brushes on the side as s/he passes; s/he joins a passing group [inland]

ᓂᔅᑯᐧᐁᐦᐧᐁᐤ niskuwehweu [vta]
S s/he brushes by him/her, s/he grazes him/her as passing by; s/he joins him/her in passing [inland]

ᓂᔅᑯᐧᐁᐦᑎᓐ niskuwehtin [vii]
S it brushes on the side as it passes; it (ex car) joins others as they pass it [inland]

ᔮᔨᐱᑌᐤ yaayipiteu [vta]
S s/he brushes him/her quickly with her/his hand

ᔮᔨᐱᑕᒻ yaayipitam [vti]
S s/he brushes it quickly with his hand

ᔮᔨᓀᐤ yaayineu [vta]
S s/he strokes, brushes him/her by hand

ᔮᔨᓇᒻ yaayinam [vti]
S s/he strokes, brushes it by hand

ᔮᔮᔅᑯᓀᐤ yaayaaskuneu [vta]
S s/he brushes it (anim, stick-like) with her/his hand

ᔮᔮᔅᑯᓇᒻ yaayaaskunam [vti]
S s/he brushes it (stick-like) with her/his hand