Cheyenne Dictionary

 metal

metal

heóvema'kaata   ni. brass. Lit: yellow-metal Category: metal.

hetóhkonéma'kaata   ni. tin. Lit: utensil-metal See: ma'kaata. Category: metal.

-hoxóva'o'e   vii. be rusty. É-hoxóva'o'e. It is rusty. See: -mo'ȯhtávoa'o'e. Category: metal.

-hoxóva'o'eotse   vii. become rusty. É-hoxóva'o'eotse. ?? It has become rusty. Category: metal, check.

ma'aata   ni. iron, metal. Variant: ma'kaata. Etym: *mehkwepyaθekwi (Pe79). Category: metal.

ma'ema'kaata   ni. copper. Lit: red-metal See: ma'kema'kaata penny; ma'kaata metal/money. Category: metal.

véhonema'kaata   1 • ni. gold. Lit: chief-metal perhaps only refers to gold coins, with the véhone- "chief" modifier referring to the Indian chief head which has appeared on some old gold coins. See: heóvema'kaata. Category: metal.

2 • na. Chief Gold. Category: names.

véhpanaema'kaata   ni. aluminum. Lit: light-metal Category: metal.