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empty-handeddunetta 1dunéttadial. var.dunehtaempty-handedlaʔkʼa 2laʔkʼa´adjempty-handed, not carrying anythinglaʔkʼa wá·duhe came empty-handed8.1.7.2Lack7.4.6Not havecomp.ʔimeqʼo laʔkʼa
encircle and peel*biṭʰobiṭʰówpref. ofbi-by encircling softly*ṭʰoremove outer layer in piecesvpeel or remove outer layer in pieces with teeth, by encircling (e.g. with the arms) or sewing, eating (esp. with a spoon)šamsʼu ʔá biṭʰowelaI’ve been peeling (those) hazel twigs with my teeth (hold in teeth and pull stick away)cf*biṭʼo·5.2.2.1Bite, chew7.5.2.4Remove, take apart
enclosed fieldmilpamílpanenclosed, fenced-in fieldmá·yiš milpa ~ ma·yiš mílpacornfield6.2.9Farmland
enclosureʔukulu·ta 2ʔukulú·tanenclosure for cultivation (field, garden), or for animals (corral)má·yiš ʔukulu·tacornfieldciʔdomʔ ʔukulu·taflower gardenoldfash
encourage*bade·d 2bade·du´dir. of*baʔdiput down with mouth stop convincing someone to do something-ad2along hithervdirect, give directions, encourageʔa·tʰénʔ to ʔacaʔ cáhno ninetánʔqan badenʔwadú·cedumy mother encourages me when teaching me the Indian languagemensʼiwem miyá·ṭʰe yacʰma maya badeʔ tʰin mul ya miyá·ṭʰe yacʰma mi·li badeʔ tʰin. And you mothers didn’t urge them – we mothers didn’t encourage them there.syn*baye*baʔdim 2baʔdímʔessive of*baʔdiput down with mouth stop convincing someone to do something-m1ESS SPRTvurge, encouragesimatáhtʰumeʔ-qʼoʔo máne·®baʔdímmeʔ-ʔoʔ qʼoʔo manewa ʔdon't fall asleep! encourage the dancers, they're still dancing!
encrustedcihcʰi 1cihcʰi´adjrough like whiskers, sandpaper, outside of abalone shell, chicken feet; dry, scaly, cracked (skin, knuckles); encrusted with dirt (like unwashed ankles, but not a rock: applies to a living thing in this sense)syncohsocʰada·ṭcf*hacʰi2.1.4Skinverb.*cihcʰi
endpušu·pušu·´nedge of planar object (e.g., table); end; topcfpuʔšulsisa·tow 18.6.7End, pointverb.*pušutcomp.ʔahqʰa pušu·mehpʰi 1méhpʰifr. var.meʔpʰinend of a story, a meeting, a discussion, an activity; that is all there is to say, there is no more: often used when a researcher is recording a story and the narrator announces that it is finishedmaʔu ʔem méʔpʰithis is the end (of the story)méʔpʰi ʔe· bihqʰolícʼmeʔit's the end (of the meeting), everyone go out the open door!biqʰama·to· mu ʔdo· lá· tol mehpʰi ʔacaʔ pʰakʼumʔafter this there was no more killing of people8.4.6.1.3End8.1.5All*hiqʰa·1 2hiqʰaw´pl.*hiqʰam*hiqʰawa·tadpref. ofhi-with body*qʰa·1detachvcome to an end, finish8.4.6.1.3Endph. adj.abs.cahno hiqʰaw*siqʰala·qacsiqʰalá·qaʔdir. of*siqʰaldisappear-aqacup hencevexpire, pass away, give up dying breath; doze off
end (of story)=hlawtol 2lá·tolunspec. comp. form of=hlawas far as also even (Intensive)=tolon aboutnend (of story)8.6.7End, pointder.tito hlawtol
end of worldʔama· hcʰocʔama hcʰóʔfr. var.ʔama hcʰocʔamahcʰocʼpl.ʔamahcʰocunspec. var.ʔamahcʰoʔin n.p.ʔama·1land, world sky, weather place ground*hcʰoc2be destroyednany kind of destruction; end of the world, world-ending (used in church), apocalypse7.9.3Destroy
end of yearʔama malala·meʔʔama málala·meʔin n.p.ʔama·1land, world sky, weather place ground*mala·lamecʼ(year) endnend of year (beginning of winter)8.4.1.8Special days
end, to the=hlawtol 1lá·tolunspec. comp. form of=hlawas far as also even (Intensive)=tolon aboutadvto the extreme or the maximum, to the limit or the end, maximallycf*hla37.3.6.3Limitder.tito hlawtol
endlesslybahleʔ 2bahléʔadvendlessly, incessantly8.4.7Continue, persevere
energeticmohsimohsi´dial. var.mohsʼiadjpeppy, energetic, industrious, tireless2.4.3Energeticʔama·hlicʔamahlíʔcomp. ofʔama·2thing work*hlic2be willingadjindustrious, energetic, active, not lazy2.4.3Energetic6.1.2.3.2Work hard
enginemobi·ceduwimobi·cedúwicomp. of*mo1run-ibicup away INCEP=wiat in with, by (INSTR) in order todur. of*mo1run-ibicup away INCEP=wiat in with, by (INSTR) in order todir. of*mo1run-ibicup away INCEP=wiat in with, by (INSTR) in order tonmotor, engine6.7.9Machinema·kina 2má·kinanmachine, engine6.7.9Machinen.p.bitʼe·lʔ ma·kinan.p.ma·kina šukʰenʔn.p.instr.ma·kina šuli·mʔlicomp.ma·kina ʔihpʰuycomp.ma·kina ʔohocomp.šima ma·kina
enlarge*bohci1bohcíwder. of*ʔbo5enlargesmlf. of*ʔbo5enlargevenlarge*ʔbo5-pl.*bot*botad2v-instrenlarge (often from increasing amounts of material internally expanding the external limits in three dimensions), swell up, stuffcf*bo·kʼ*buš*htoš1*hu·c*po·š1*tu2 2*tuš*ṭi·š2*ʔtʰušʔboder.*bohci1smlf.*bohci1pref.*daʔbo1pref.*doʔbopref.*moʔbopref.*siʔbo1
enlarge with finger*doʔbodoʔbówpl.*dobotpref. ofdu-with finger*ʔbo5enlargevenlarge, swell up, stuff, with the fingercomp.abs.hoʔo doʔbow
enoughqʼoʔdi 3qʼoʔdi´adva little, enough (modifying adjective)smlf.*qʼoʔdicph. adj.cahno qʼoʔdiloc.qʼodi·ph. adj.qʼoʔdi muʔqʼacciwph. adj.qʼoʔdi muʔtʼawn.p.weya qʼoʔdi yacn.p.ʔama· qʼoʔdi mimaw
enough, nothotow2 2hotówadvless, not enough; short-changedantwinancf*mo·qocʼbiʔkʼoybiʔkʼóyadjfew, little, not enough, insufficient, too few, too littleantbaṭʰe· 1cf*ʔkʼoy18.1.7.2Lack
enough, not be*pʰiṭʼo· 2pʰiṭʼow´pl.*pʰiloṭʼopref. ofpʰi-with side of long object*ṭʼo·take off outer layervbe insufficient“buhqʰál qawi ·li pʰiṭʼo· ṭa mu ˉ ʔaná· biʔkʼoy em ˉ” nihcedu miyá·ṭʰe“a small basket is insufficient; it holds too little,” said the motherant*culumcf=cʰot8.1.7Enough
enter*mac 1máʔdir. of*waone go-macin hence S/E hencev-mvtone go in from here; enter a house, room, building, or other enclosure; walk into a placedir.*dibucʰmac
entertainmentʔama· ṭʰahqa· meʔʔama· ṭʰáhqa· meʔcomp. of*ṭʰahqaplay gamenplaytime, entertainment (rodeo, dance, etc.)4.2.7Play, fun
enthusiasticallyhlici·wilicí·widial. var.licʰwider. of*hlic2be willing=wiat in with, by (INSTR) in order toadvwith gusto, willingly, enthusiastically
entirekuʔmukuʔmu´adjentire, wholecf*kuʔmuccomp.cohšo kuʔmucomp.šiʔba kuʔmumehpʰi 3méhpʰifr. var.meʔpʰiadjonly, entire; a single one, no more than oneméʔpʰi ʔacaʔ bahṭʰe cawonly one big person was there8.1.5.7Only
entire thingʔama miṭiwʔama míṭiwin n.p.ʔama·1land, world sky, weather place ground*miṭi1one lie on groundnthe whole thing; huge, world, entire world8.1.6Whole, complete