Cheyenne Dictionary

 fall

fall

-áhanešé   vai. tumble, fall, trip. for example, from an upright position. É-áhanēše. He tumbled. Lit: extremely-lie See: -hótȯhta'á; -áva'ó; -ováhanešé; -háeoešešé. Category: lie, fall.

-ana'ó   vai. 1 • fall off, fall down. for example, off a table or horse. É-anā'o. He fell off. Ma'xemeno é-ana'oo'o. Apples fell. Náne'-anā'o. I fell down (for example, from a tree). Ééše-ana'óho henésono. Her baby has dropped (that is, positioned itself ready for delivery at birth). vti: -ana'o'tsé; Final -a'ó. See: -áva'ó; anȯhe-.

2 • drink alcohol again. Ééva-anā'o. He fell off again. Category: figurative.

3 • argue, dispute. It has this meaning only when used in the complete saying with ma'evé'hó'e 'Germans'. Ma'evé'hó'e éana'oo'o. The Germans are falling (idiom for 'They (anyone) are having a dispute; idiom originated during the World Wars with the Germans). Category: figurative.

vii. Category: motion, fall.

-áva'ó'tov   vta. fall with reference to s.o. Natáxe-áva'onȯtse ho'honáá'e. I fell on top of the rock. Nánó'ėse-áva'onȯtse ho'honáá'e. I fell over the rock. See: -hohétšešé. Category: fall.

-áveanȯxévaen   vta. beat s.o. until they fall over. É-áveanȯxévaenóho. He beat him until he fell over. Category: fall, violence.

-é'ėhahtáxé   vai. fall and break foot, break foot falling. É-é'ėhahtáxe. He fell and broke his foot. Etym: *po·xkwisite·hšinwa. BodyPartMedial -hahtá. See: -é'ėškóhtavo'ešé fall and break leg. Category: fall, break.

-é'ėhe'onáxé   vai. break hand from falling. É-é'ėhe'onáxe. He broke his hand from falling. BodyPartMedial -he'oná. Category: hands, body, fall.

-é'eméenáxé   vai. break wing from fall, break collarbone from fall. É-é'eméenáxe. He fell and broke his collarbone. BodyPartMedial -méená. Category: body, break, fall.

-é'enotováxé   vai. break neck falling, fall and break neck. É-é'enotováxe. He fell and broke his neck. BodyPartMedial -notová. Category: break, fall.

-é'eóhtáxé   vai. break leg from falling. É-é'eóhtáxe. He broke his leg from falling. Etym: *po·xkwika·te·hšinwa. BodyPartMedial -óhtá. See: -é'ėškóhtáxé fall and break leg; -é'eóhtás cut s.o. at the knee. Category: body, break, fall.

-é'eoséšé   vai. fall and break nail, break nail falling. É-é'eoséše. He fell and broke his nail. -óséše?? of either a fingernail, toenail, or claw. Assimilated -é'eošéšé; BodyPartMedial -ósé3. Category: fall, break, check.

-é'eošéšé   vai. fall and break nail, break nail falling. É-é'eošéše. He fell and broke his nail. of either a fingernail, toenail, or claw. Non-assimilated -é'eosešé. Category: fall, break.

-é'ėstatamóonešé   vai. break shoulder from falling. É-é'ėstatamóonēše. He broke his shoulder from falling. Category: break, fall, body.

-é'ėstsé'oonáxe   vai. fall and break elbow, break elbow falling. É-é'ėstsé'oonáxe. He fell and broke his elbow. Category: body, fall, break. BodyPartMedial -htsé'ooná.

-é'ėstséstonáxe   vai. fall and break ankle, break ankle falling. É-é'ėstséstonáxe. He fell and broke his ankle. Category: fall, break.

-é'ėšéonáxé   vai. break hip by falling. É-é'ėšéonáxe. He fell and broke his hip. BodyPartMedial -šéoná. Category: fall, body.

-é'ėškóhtáxé   vai. fall and break leg, break leg from falling. É-é'ėškóhtáxe. He fell and broke his leg. [1987:109] Etym: *po·xkwika·te·hšinwa. BodyPartMedial -hkóhtá. See: -é'eóhtáxé fall and break leg; -é'ėškóhtá broke leg - have a. Category: body, fall.

-é'otse'konáxé   vai. fall and break neckbone. É-é'otse'konáxe. He broke his neck from a fall. Category: break, fall, sickness.

-e'xoeoešešé   vai. 1 • scratched from falling. É-e'xoeoešēše. He got scratched when he fell. See: -e'xoešé.

2 • foreskin peeled back - lie with. Category: fall, vulgar.

-éva'ȧséšé   vai. fall face down. É-éva'ȧséše. He stumbled and fell on his belly. BodyPartMedial -asé. Ques: recheck voiceless vowel?? See: -éva'ėšešé; -éva'ešé. Category: fall, check.

-éva'ȧšešé   vai. fall face down. É-éva'ȧšēše. He stumbled and fell on his belly. Non-assimilated -éva'ȧsešé. See: -éva'ešé. Category: fall.

-éveneoešešé   vai. dizzy from fall. É-éveneoešēše. He is dizzy from a fall. Category: fall.

-háeoešešé   vai. fall and get hurt badly. É-háeoešēše. He got hurt badly falling. (another recording) See: -póénešé; -áhaneše; -hoháeoešeše. Category: fall.

-háeoešėšem   vta. fall and hurt s.o. badly. Ná-háeoešėšēmo namo'ēško. I fell badly and hurt my finger. See: -áhanešé. Category: fall, hands.

-háevavé'ėséšé   vai. loud sound from buttocks hitting ground. Ná-háevavé'ėséše. I fell hard and could hear my butt hit the ground. Variant: -háevavé'ėšéše. Category: fall, sounds.

-háevavé'ėšéšé   vai. make a loud sound from buttocks hitting the ground. Ná-háevavé'ėséše. I fell hard and could hear my butt hit the ground. Variant: -háevavé'ėséše. Phon: š-assim Category: fall, sounds.

-háto'ešé   vai. sprawled. É-háto'ēše. He is sprawled out. Category: fall, lie.

-hesó'xeoha'éšé   vai. slip and fall. This is to slip on a slippery surface, such as ice, and fall. É-hesó'xeoha'éše. He slipped and fell down. See: -kóena'ešé; -hesó'xea'ešé. Category: motion, fall.

-hoháeoešeše   vai. fall and get hurt very badly. É-hoháeoešēše. He fell and got hurt very badly. Non-reduplicated -háeoešeše. Category: fall.

-ho'oo'e   vti. fall on s.t., press down on s.t. especially to fall on top of s.t. to protect it, holding it down with your body weight. É-ho'oo'e. He pressed down on it with his weight. Etym: cf *axpihamwa (P) he presses it down. É-ho'oénóvo. They fell on it. Phon: vs vta: -ho'oé'tov. See: -ho'oé'tá; -no'oo'e. Category: fall.

-hoó'hevaxé   vai. overheard falling. É-hoó'héváxe. He was overheard falling. Category: hear, fall, lie.

-hóto'ešé   vai. fall short, stumble. É-hóto'ēše. He fell short, didn't succeed. Ná-hóto'ēše. I fell short, didn't succeed. See: -nétȯhnéotse; hótse-; -hótseše. Category: fall, lie.

-kóena'éšé   vai. fall and hit head. É-kóena'éše. He slipped and hit his head. BodyPartMedial -a'é. See: -hesó'xeoha'éšé. Category: fall, head, hit.

-ma'ėsta'ó   vii. fall forward.

vai. fall forward. É-ma'ėstā'o. He (or It) fell forward. tséstatšėše-ma'ėstā'ȯse when he fell forward (for example, on his horse). [1987:22] Category: fall.

-ma'kėsta'ó   vai. fall forward, trip forward. É-ma'kėstā'o. He fell forward. Usage: This form is probably more commonly used than -ma'ėsta'ó. Variant: -ma'ėsta'ó. See: -hanȯhta'ó. Category: motion, fall.

-méseevo'ešé   vai. sober up from falling. É-méseevo'ēše. He came to his senses from falling. Ques: méseé?? Náéva-méseevo'ēše. I came to my senses from falling. Category: fall, cognition, check.

-momáta'evo'ešé   vai. fall angrily. É-momáta'evo'ēše. He got angry from falling. Initial momáta'-. Category: lie, emotions, fall.

-ná'tsevo'ešé   vai. fall exhausted, exhausted fall. É-ná'tsevo'ēše. He fell from exhaustion. Móhma'xeno-ná'tsevo'ėšenȧhevóhe. They fell exhausted. [1987:246] Category: fall.

-ne'évėse'ó   vai. fall and turn over. É-ne'évȧsé'o. ?? He fell and turned over (similar to a somersault). ?? Category: check, fall, record.

-néšenėstanéšé   vai. fall on knees. É-néšenėstanéše. He fell on his knees. Category: fall.

-nėxoóhta'ó   vai. fall in a cute way; For example, fell and stubbed his toe in a way that is cute/funny. É-nėxoóhtá'o. He fell and stubbed his toe in a cute way. Category: fall.

-nómevo'ehá   vii. fall down and roll. É-nómevo'ēha. It fell and rolled. Ques: recheck gloss and re entries below?? Category: fall, check.

-óehá   vii. land, fall, alight. É-óéha. It landed. Etym: *pankihθenwi (P). Hénėhéóhe é-óéha. It landed there. Hestáhamenȯtse é-óéhánėstse. Seeds fell. Ho'eta é-óéha. Lightning fell. Maahe é-óéha. The arrow fell. fta: -óeh; vai: -óešé. See: -ava'ó. Category: fall.

-ó'xėstóonáxe   vai. break jaw from falling. É-ó'xėstóonáxe. He has a broken jaw from falling. Category: body, fall. BodyPartMedial -estóoná.

-ó'xėstséavo'eše   vai. crack head open from fall. É-ó'xėstséavo'ēše. He cracked his head open when he fell. Category: lie, fall.

-oné'xoenėstávo'éšé   vai. (fall and?) scrape knee, knee scrape - fall. É-oné'xoenėstávo'éše. He scraped his knee. Category: fall.

-oné'xoestséávo'éše   vai. scrape head falling; fall and scrape head. É-oné'xoestséavo'éše. He scraped his head in a fall. Category: fall.

-ónėševo'ešé   vai. pain from fall. É-ónėševo'ēše. He is in pain from a fall/accident/bumping into something. Category: lie, fall, sickness.

-oomešé   vai. hit the ground. for example, from falling, but not like intentionally hitting the ground with one's hand. É-oomēše. He hit the ground. Category: fall, lie.

-pánėstšéše   vai. fall and fart, hit and fart, fart from fall. É-pánėstšéše. He farted after falling (or hitting something). See: -mémėšešé. Category: fall, lie.

-póe'ėstáxé   vai. bump ear. for example, from hitting a wall or falling down. É-póe'ėstáxe. He fell on his ear/he bumped his ear. Category: fall.

-póe'óhtanéšé   vai. fall on forehead. É-póe'óhtanéše. He fell on his forehead. Category: fall, hit, head.

-póe'péše   vai. fall on ribs. É-póe'péše. He fell on his ribs. Category: fall, body.

-póénéšé   vai. fall on face, hit face from falling. É-póénéše. He fell on his face. Etym: *pa·ki·nkwe·hšinwa (P). BodyPartMedial -éné. See: -kóna'éšé; -tóestáaxé; -háeoešešé. Category: fall, face.

-póestóo'onáxé   vai. fall and bump chin. É-póestóo'onáxe. He fell and bumped his chin. BodyPartMedial -stóo'oná. Category: fall, body.

-póešé   vai. 1 • slam down. especially of falling down onto something. É-póéše. He slammed against something.

2 • rush. Category: figurative. Náévȧho'-póéše. I rushed back. Category: fall, lie, motion, speed.

-póevéestáaxé   vai. fall and bump the temple. É-póevéestááxe. He fell and hit his temple. Category: body, fall, hit.

-póevo'tanȯséšé   vai. fall and bump cheek. É-póevo'tanȯséše. He fell on his cheek. Category: fall, hit.

-po'ešé   vai. fall off, slide off. É-po'ēše. He slid off/fell off. Etym: *paθke·hšinwa (P). Category: fall.

-pónóemeše   vai. slap water making a big sound. É-pónóéméše. He made a big sound slapping the water. Éma'xėsé'-pónóéméše. He fell into the water making a big splashing sound. Category: sounds, liquid, fall.

-póo'éneše   vai. fall on face. É-póo'énéše. He fell on his face. Category: face, fall, lie.

-póo'ėstáxé   vai. fall and bump ear. É-póo'ėstáxe. He fell on his ear/bumped his ear. Category: lie, fall, hit.

-sé'eana'ó   vai. fall into water, water - fall into. É-sé'eanā'o. He fell into the water. See: -ana'ó fall down; -sé'evo'ehá. Category: fall, liquid.

-šé'ševo'ešená   vai. awaken from a fall. É-šé'ševo'ēše. He woke up after falling from the bed. Category: sleep, lie, fall.

-ta'xȧhtsenávo'ešé   vai. fall and cut lip. É-ta'xȧhtsenávo'ēše. He fell and cut his lip. BodyPartMedial -ahtsená. Category: fall, cut.

-tóehane'éše   vai. Medial -hane'é. fall on nape. É-tóehane'éše. He fell on the back of his head. BodyPartMedial -hane'é. See: -póénéše. Category: fall.

-tóestáaxé   vai. fall on top of head, hit head top from falling. for example, to fall on your head from off a horse. É-tóestááxe. He fell on top of his head. Ná-tóestááxe toóneohēō'o. I hit my head on a nail. See: -póénéšé; -kóna'éšé. Category: fall, head.

-tóhpe'éxanéšé   vai. fall and poke (something) in the eye. É-tóhpe'éxanéše. He poked (something) in his (own) eye. See: -tóhpénéše. Category: fall, eyes.

-tóhpénéšé   vai. fall and poke (something) in the eye. É-tóhpénéše. He poked (something) in his eye. BodyPartMedial -éné. See: -tóhpe'éxanéšé. Category: fall, eyes.

-tóhpotsešé   vai. fall and poke something in mouth. É-tóhpotsēše. He fell and something got poked in his mouth. Category: mouth, fall.

-tóo'ėséšé   vai. fall on butt. É-tóo'ėséše. He fell on his butt. Phon: š-assim Assim: -tóo'ėšéšé; BodyPartMedial -'esé. See: -kóe'ėšéšená. Category: fall, lie.

-tóo'ėšéšé   vai. fall on butt. É-tóo'ėšéše. He fell on his butt. Phon: š-assim Non-assimilated -tóo'ėséšé; BodyPartMedial -'esé. See: -kóe'ėšéšená. Category: fall, lie.

-tseena'ešé   vai. fall landing on fingers. with fingers spread out like a comb. Nátȧxae-tseena'ēše. I just fell landing on my fingers. Category: fall.

-tsėheta'ó   vai. Gram: rr so shoot, so jump. É-tsėhetā'o. This is how he fell. See: -áva'ó; -ana'ó. Category: fall.

-vésta'ó   vii. fall with. É-véstá'o. He fell with (others). Category: fall.