Cheyenne Dictionary

 butcher

butcher

-é'enotová's   vai. cut off head of s.o., cut neck of s.o. can refer to slitting the throat or even cutting off one's head. É-é'enotova'so. He cut his head off. É-é'enotová'sóho. He cut his head off. (newer pronunciation). É'enotová'xeha! Cut his head off! BodyPartMedial -notová neck. Category: butcher, cut.

na'tónemȧhēō'o   ni. slaughterhouse. Category: butcher.

-né'to'ėsen   vta. spill out guts of s.o. É-né'to'ėseno. He spilled his guts out. É-né'to'ėsénóho. He spilled his guts out. (newer pronunciation). Category: butcher, check.

-oeno'éevá   vai. skin, dress out. that is, take hide off an animal. É-oeno'ééva. He is skinning. BodyPartMedial -o'éevá. See: -oen skin s.o.; ho'éeve hide, rawhide; -né'tó'ȯsén gut s.o.. Category: check, butcher.

-ó'ėsén   vta. slit open s.o. É-ó'ėseno. He slit him open. É-ó'ėsénóho. (newer pronunciation). Etym: *pa·xketye·ne·wa (P). Category: butcher.

-véhpeoen   vta. 1 • skin s.o. as a taxidermist. É-véhpeoenóho. He "empty-skinned" him. for example, as a taxidermist skinning out a muskrat, leaving the body form of the animal intact. Mó'ȯhke-véhpeoenȯhevóhe. They would do taxidermy on (the animals). [1987:186]

2 • exactly resemble s.o. Category: butcher.