Eastern James Bay Cree Dictionary on the Web: Words

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ᐱᔥᑯᐦᐊᒻ S

pishkuham

vti stem: am

s/he beams it, cuts the hair off the hide

il/elle l'ensouple, gratte les poils d'une peau

beam (N:2 S:6)

cut off hair ( S:2)

hair (N:25 S:51)

ensoupler (N:2 S:5)

gratter (N:14 S:25)

poil (N:8 S:14)

ᐁ ᐅᑖᒪᐦᐄᒉᐧᐋᑳᓄᐧᐃᐦᒡ (N:851 S:1014)
action by tool or hitting

-ham (final (vti)) ( S:554)
by tool, instrument

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ᐱᔥᑯᐦᐧᐁᐤ pishkuhweu [vta]
S s/he beams, scrapes the hair roots off it (anim, ex moose hide)