groom

-e'eto'haha   vai. put on gloves. E'eto'hááhtse! Put your gloves on! Variant: -e'ėsto'haha. Category: groom, clothing.

-é'ooheva'xe   vai. cut (own) nails. É-é'ooheva'xe. He cut his (own) nails. Category: groom, cut.

-e'tóhoná   vai. put on bracelet(s). É-e'tóhóna. She put her bracelet(s) on. E'tóhónȧhtse! Put your bracelet(s) on! IndepNoun hoho. Category: groom.

-e'to'ótaná   vai. put on choker, put on necklace. E'to'ótánȧhtse! Put your choker on! fai: -o'ótaná; ni: ho'ota. Category: groom.

-e'tóseestá   vai. put on earrings. É-e'tóseēsta. She put her earrings on. É'tóseēstȧhtse! Put your earrings on! Category: groom.

he'eemáhestȯtse   na. handkerchief. Lit: blow.nose-NOM Category: groom, nose.

hestóohevono tsėhetȧxovahtȯtse   ni. nail clippers. Lit: nails cutting thing See: o'oohevá'xestȯtse. Category: groom, check.

-héva'kéehe   vai. wear a scarf, have on a scarf. É-héva'kéehe. She has on a scarf. Category: groom.

-he-vóhkėha'e   vai. wear a hat. É-he-vóhkėha'e. He has a hat. owned or physically on his head. Nevááhe tséhéhe-vóhkėhá'ėstse hé'tóhe? Whose hat is this? IndepNoun hóhkėha'e. Category: groom.

-he-vȯho'one   vai. have a bracelet, wear bracelet(s). Éhe-vȯho'one. She is wearing bracelet(s). See: voho; hóho. Category: groom.

-he-vo'ótane   vai. wear a choker, wear a tie, wear a necklace. Cheyenne he- 'have' has the sense of wear or own. Éhe-vo'ótane. He's wearing a tie. Naa ná-he-vo'ótane héne namėšéme móhnéhae-hevo'ótanėhéhe. And I have a choker, it used to be my grandfather's choker. [1987:116] IndepNoun ho'ota. Category: groom.

hoestáto   ni. belt. Plural hoestátónėstse; Possessive -voestáto. See: oxa'ȯhévoestáto ‘beaded belt’. Category: groom, clothing.

hoho   ni. bracelet. Possessive -voho; Plural hóhonȯtse. Category: groom.

hohpo'eáseehestȯtse   ni. barrette. Lit: gather-tie(hair)-NOM Plural hohpo'eáseehéstotȯtse. Category: groom, hair.

hósee'ėse   ni. earring. Plural hóseestȯtse; Possessive -vósee'ėse. Category: groom.

-hóxe'a'o'h   vta. clean s.o. quickly. É-hóxe'a'o'hóho. He cleaned him quickly. Mónáx-hóxe'a'o'haehéhe néhe hé'e. That woman quickly cleaned me up. [My Grandmother, Mene'a'e.024] Category: groom.

-hóxe'óohevá's   vta. trim nails of s.o. can include cleaning, filing, cutting of nails. É-hóxe'óohevá'xestse. He trimmed his (own) nails. BodyPartMedial -óohevá ‘nail’. Category: groom, cut.

-hóxe'tséene'ehe   vai. comb hair. É-hóxe'tséene'ehe. He combed his (own) hair. See: -tséene'ehe; -pénovésehe. Category: groom.

ma'ȧhtsenáhestȯtse   ni. lipstick. Lit: red-lips-thing BodyPartMedial -ahtsená. Category: groom.

ma'évoénestȯtse   ni. rouge. Lit: red-face-thing Category: groom.

ma'kóoheváhestȯtse   ni. nail polish. Lit: red-nails-thing BodyPartMedial -óohevá. Category: groom.

mamȧhka'ého'estȯtse   vai. curling iron. Variant: mamȧhka'ého'hestȯtse. Category: groom, hair.

mamȧhka'ého'hestȯtse   vai. curling iron. Variant: mamȧhka'ého'estȯtse. Category: groom, hair.

mamȧhka'énȧhtsestȯtse   ni. hair curler. Plural mamȧhka'énȧhtséstotȯtse; BodyPartMedial -a'é. Category: groom.

mé'konásésto   ni. braid tie. Variant: mé'konáséto, mé'konásestȯtse. Category: groom, hair.

mé'konásestȯtse   ni. braid holder. Plural mé'konásėstotȯtse; Variant: mé'konáséto, mé'konásésto. Category: groom, hair.

mé'konáséto   ni. braid holder, braid tie. Variant: mé'konásestȯtse; Plural mé'konásetónėstse. Category: groom.

mé'konéseno'ėhaseo'o   ni. hair pin. Variant: mé'konáseno'ėhaseo'o; Plural mé'konéseno'ėhaseonȯtse. Category: groom.

mo'ȯhtáevé'henȯséhestȯtse   ni. mascara. Lit: black eyelash thing Category: groom.

-neevávoo'kohe   vai. wipe up poop. É-neevávoo'kohe. He wiped up after defecating. Hová'éhe námatóhta; hēā'e nésáa-neevávoo'kȯhéhe. I smell something; maybe you didn't wipe up. That could be said by a man to tease his brother-in-law. Variant: -neevávoo'ohe; vta: -neevávoo'koh(n). Category: groom, vulgar.

-nėheéneh(n)   vta. wipe face of s.o. É-nėheénėhestse. He wiped his (own) face. Category: groom.

-nėheeséh   vta. wipe nose of s.o. É-nėheeséhestse. He wiped his (own) nose. Nėheeséhestsėstse! Wipe your nose! Nėheeséheha! Wipe his nose! See: -nėhe'eemȧsén. Category: groom, nose.

-nėheesén   vta. wipe nose of s.o. É-nėheesénahtse. He wiped his (own) nose. See: -nėheeséh. Category: groom.

-nėheevávoo'kohe   vai. wipe up poop. É-nėheevávoo'koestse He wiped up (after defecating). É-nėheevávoo'kohe. He wiped up (after defecating). Tȧhé-nėheevávoo'koestse! Go wipe up! Variant: -neevávoo'kohe. See: -nėhe'ėséh. Category: groom.

-nėhe'ȧhtsenáh(n)   vta. wipe mouth of s.o. É-nėhe'ȧhtsenáhestse. He wiped his (own) mouth. Variant: -nėhahtsenáh(n). Usage: This is the less common pronunciation. BodyPartMedial -ahtsená. Category: groom.

-nėhe'onáh(n)   vta. wipe hands of s.o. Ná-nėhe'onáhno. I wiped his hands. Nėhe'onáhestsėstse! Wipe your hands! Nėhe'onáxėstse! Wipe your hands! Ques: check the difference between the last two words?? BodyPartMedial -he'oná. See: -nėšėhe'onáh(n). Category: groom, check.

-nėhe'onáxe   vai. wipe hands. É-nėhe'onáxe. He wiped his (own) hands. Nėhe'onáxėstse! Wipe your hands! See: -nėše'šėhe'oná. Category: groom, hands, body.

-nėhévȯhoéné   vai. wipe face. for example, wiping face with a towel. É-nėhévȯhoéne. He wiped his (own) face with a towel. Nėhévȯhoénėstse! Wipe your face (with a towel)! BodyPartMedial -éné; Variant: -névȯhoénehe. See: -nėše'šévoéné ‘wash face’. Category: face, groom.

-nėhévȯhoénéh(n)   vta. wipe face of s.o. with an object. such as wiping a face with a towel. É-nėhévȯhoénehno. He wiped his face with a towel. É-nėhevȯhoénėhestse. He wiped his (own) face with a towel. See: -nėhaénen. Category: face, groom.

nėhévȯhoénestȯtse   na. towel. Usage: This is the more common pronunciation, compared to névȯhoénėhestȯtse. Lit: wipe-face-thing (another recording) Variant: névȯhoénėhestȯtse; Plural nėhévȯhoénėstoto; Obviative nėhévȯhoénėstoto. See: -nėhohá ‘wipe s.t.’; nėše'šévoénestȯtse ‘soap’. Category: groom.

némo'eehéstoto   na. Gram: pl braid wrap, braid yarn, braid tying material. especially for men; usually of yarn (animate) or buckskin. plural since there are always at least two. Singular némo'eehestȯtse. Category: groom.

-némo'keehe   vai. wrapped hair - have. É-némo'keehe. He/She has braided hair. Variant: -némo'eehe. Category: hair, groom.

nėše'šėhe'onahtȯtse   ni. hand sanitizer. Lit: wash hands thing Category: new. vta: -nėše'šėhe'onán. Category: hands, groom.

-nėše'še'está   vai. wash ears. É-nėše'še'ēsta. He washed his ears. Nėše'še'ēstȧhtse! Wash your ears! BodyPartMedial -'está. Category: body, groom, ears.

-nėše'šeovésé   vai. wash hair. É-nėše'šeovése. He washed his (own) hair. Category: hair, groom.

-nėše'šévoén   vta. wash.face.of. Hénėhéóhe móéenėše'šévoénȧhtsėhéhe. There he washed his face. [The Owl.009] Variant: -nėše'šévoénén. Category: groom, face.

-nėše'šévoéné   vai. wash face. É-nėše'šévoéne. He washed his (own) face. Nééše-neše'šévoénehe? Did you already wash your face? Héehe'e, náéše-nėše'šévoéne. Yes, I already faced my face. Some speakers humorously point out that é-šé'ševoéne 'he has a duck face' is very close in sound. Nėstōtse é-nėše'šévoéne; nevá'esėstse éto'sėho'ėho'ōhtse. Your pet is washing its face; someone is going to come (for example, to visit)? (a Cheyenne belief that if a pet is washing its face someone is going to visit; cf. -hetame for a similar belief). Nėše'šévoénėstse! Wash your face! Tȧhé-nėše'šévoénėstse! Go wash your face! BodyPartMedial -éné. See: -nėhévȯhoéné; -nėše'šėhe'oná. Category: face, groom.

-nėše'šévoénén   vta. wash face of s.o. É-nėše'šévoéneno. He washed his (other person's) face. É-nėše'šévoénénóho. (newer pronunciation). Ques: recheck pronunciation of that 2nd verb esp. voén?? Variant: -nėše'šévoén. Category: face, groom, check.

-nėše'šévoéneohe   vai. wash face quickly. É-nėše'šévoéneohe. He washed his (own) face quickly. BodyPartMedial -éné; fai: -ohe. Category: groom, face.

nėše'šévoénestȯtse   ni. soap, sink, wash basin. Lit: wash-face-thing (another recording) Ques: recheck LH gloss of 'sink' and 'wash basin'?? Category: check. Plural nėše'šévoénėstotȯtse. See: nėhévȯhoénestȯtse ‘towel’. Category: face, groom.

nėše'xȧhtsenáhestȯtse   ni. toothpaste, toothbrush, mouthwash. Lit: wash-mouth-thing Variant: nėše'xȧhtsenáhestsestȯtse; BodyPartMedial -ahtsená. Category: groom.

nėše'xȧhtsenáhestsestȯtse   ni. toothpaste, toothbrush, mouthwash. Variant: nėše'xȧhtsenáhestȯtse; BodyPartMedial -ahtsená. Category: groom.

-nėše'xonenéhe   vai. brush teeth (of self). É-nėše'xonenehe. He brushed (lit. washed) his teeth. É-nėše'xonenéheo'o. They brushed their teeth. Tȧhé-nėše'xonenéestse! Go brush your teeth! BodyPartMedial -onené; Initial -nėše'(h)-. See: -nėše'xahtse. Category: body, groom.

nėše'xonenéhestȯtse   ni. toothbrush. Lit: clean teeth thing See: nėše'xȧhtsenáhestsestȯtse. Category: groom.

-nėše'xonenéh(n)   vta. brush teeth of s.o. É-nėše'xonenehno. He brushed his (obv) teeth. É-nėše'xonenéhnóho. He brushed his (obv) teeth. (newer pronunciation). É-nėše'xonenéhestse. He brushed his (own) teeth. Nėše'xonenéestse! Brush your teeth! Tȧhé-nėše'xonenéestse! Go brush your teeth! Medial -onené. Category: groom.

-névȯhoénehe   vai. wipe face. É-névȯhoénehe. He wiped his (own) face. Variant: -nėhévȯhoéné; vta: -névȯhoénén. Category: face, groom.

névȯhoénėhestȯtse   na. towel. Lit: wipe-face-thing Variant: nėhévȯhoénestȯtse. This seems to be a less common pronunciation, compared to nėhévȯhoénestȯtse. Plural névȯhoénėhestoto. Category: groom.

-névȯhoénén   vta. wipe face of s.o. É-névȯhoénenahtse. He wiped his (own) face. Variant: -nėhévȯhoéné. Category: face, groom.

-nȯhoomán   vta. put blanket on s.o., put shawl on s.o. É-nȯhoomano. He put a blanket on him. É-nȯhoománóho. He put a blanket on him. (newer pronunciation). Ná-nȯhoománaenoto. He put a blanket (obv) around me. Nȯhoománahtsėstse! Put your blanket/shawl on! Nȯhoománeha! Give her a Pendleton blanket! See: hóoma ‘blanket’; -hestoomáov ‘put a blanket over s.o.’. Category: groom.

-o'ooheva'xe   vai. clip nails, cut nails. É-o'ooheva'xe. óo?? He cut his (own) nails. BodyPartMedial -óohevá. Category: groom.

o'oohevá'xestȯtse   ni. nail clippers. Plural o'oohevá'xėstotȯtse. See: hestóohevono tsėhetȧxovahtȯtse. Category: groom, check.

-oó'e'óohevá's   vta. cut nails of s.o. É-oó'e'óoheva'so. He cut his (obv) nails. É-oó'e'óohevá'sóho. He cut his (obv) nails. (newer pronunciation). É-oó'e'óohevá'xestse. He is cutting his (own) nails. BodyPartMedial -óohevá. Phon: The final /s/ has |x| allomorph. Category: groom.

-oo'kemé'hahtsenaa'e   vai. sit plucking beard. Cheyenne men have traditionally done this. É-oo'kemé'hahatsenaa'e. He's sitting plucking his beard. Phon: vs Category: groom.

-oo'kemé'hahtsenahe   vai. shave. É-oo'kemé'hahtsenahe. He is shaving. See: -oo'kemé'hahtsenah(n). Category: groom.

oo'kemé'hahtsenáhestȯtse   ni. whisker puller, shaver, razor, razor blade, shaving accessory. Plural oo'kemé'hahtsenáhestotȯtse; Variant: oo'kemé'hahtsenahtȯtse. Category: tools, groom.

-oo'kemé'hahtsenáh(n)   vta. shave s.o. É-oo'kemé'hahtsenáhestse. He's shaving (himself). See: -o'kemé'hahtsenahe. Category: groom.

-oo'kemé'hahtsenán   vta. pluck whiskers of s.o. This is the Indian style of using a whisker puller or tweezers to remove facial hair. É-oo'kemé'hahtsenánahtse. He pulled his (own) whiskers. Category: groom.

-oo'kevé'hanȯsenán   vta. pluck eyebrows of s.o. É-oo'kevé'hanȯsenánahtse. She plucked her (own) eyebrows. Category: eyes, groom.

oo'kóhtȧxovahtȯtse   hair clippers. a single pair. Variant: oo'kóhtȧxestȯtse. Category: groom.

-pėhévȧséh(n)   vta. 1 • 

1 • part hair of someone well. Contract: -pėhevetóvȧhseh(n). See: -tóvȧseh(n). Category: groom.

2 • screw s.o. (a woman) intensely. É-pėhévȧséhnóho. He screwed her intensely. Category: figurative. É-pėhévȧséhnóho. He screwed the hell out of her. Category: sex, vulgar.

-pėhevetóvȧseh(n)   vta. 1 • part hair of someone well. Ná-pėhévetóvȧséhno. I parted his/her hair well. Non-contracted -pėhévȧséh(n). See: -tóvȧséh(n). Category: groom.

2 • screw s.o. (a woman) intensely. É-pėhevetóvȧséhnóho. He screwed the hell out of her. Category: sex, vulgar, figurative.

pénovésėhestȯtse   na. comb, hairbrush. Plural pénovésėhestoto; Obviative pénovésėhestoto. See: tseene'éheo'o. Category: groom.

-pénovéseh(n)   vta. comb hair of s.o., brush hair of s.o. É-pénovésėhestse. He's combing his own hair. É-pénovésėhahtse. (another pronunciation) He's combing his own hair. Pénovéseha! Comb his hair! Category: hair, groom.

-šéšenom   vta. preen s.o. É-šéšenomahtse. He is preening himself. Vé'késo é-šéšenomahtse. The bird is preening itself (animate). [PD851] Category: groom.

-tó'ėstóneóseestá   vai. wear long earrings. É-tó'ėstóneóseēsta. She has (on) long (dangly) earrings. Category: groom.

tó'ėstóneóseestȯtse   ni. Gram: pl long (dangly) earrings. See: hósee'ėse. Category: groom.

too'só'hestȯtse   ni. Gram: pl hair tie. Plural too'só'hestotȯtse. Category: groom, hair.

tóvȧséheonȯtse   ni. Gram: pl hair parters. Category: groom, hair.

-tseene'éh(n)   vta. comb hair of s.o. É-tseene'ehno. He combed his (obv) hair. É-tseene'éhnóho. He combed his (obv) hair. (newer pronunciation). É-tseene'éhestse. He combed his (own) hair. Tseene'éestse! Comb your hair! See: -pénovésehe. Category: hair, groom.

-váxéé'e   vai. dress formally. É-váxéé'e. He dressed formally (for example, dressed in a war bonnet or for a special dance). Phon: vs vta: -váxeén. See: -é'sáne. Category: groom.

-váxeén   vta. dress s.o. formally, dress s.o. fancy. É-váxeeno. He dressed him (obv) formally. É-váxeénóho. (newer pronunciation). [The Rolling Head (1980:53:11)] Éxhóse-váxeénȯhoono hestse'emo. He again got his wife all dressed up fancy. [The Rolling Head 1980:53:11] Category: groom.

vé'ho'évo'ota   ni. necktie, bowtie. Lit: whiteman-choker See: ho'ota. Category: groom.

vé'ho'kóseestȯtse   ni. Gram: pl whiteman earrings. See: hósee'ėse. Category: groom.

vóhpenėhestȯtse   ni. face powder. that is, women's make-up. Category: groom.

-vóhpénén   vai. powder face of s.o. É-vóhpenenahtse. She's powdering herself. Category: groom.