Cheyenne Dictionary

 revenge

revenge

-nėhešé'tov   vta. do that to s.o. can imply a sexual act, but can refer to other actions, also. É-nėhešé'tohe. That was done to him. É-nėhešé'tovóho. He did that to him/her. Hápó'e nȧhtató'eéva-nėhešé'tóvo (tséhešé'tóó'ėse). I'll do the same (usually bad) thing back to him (as he did to me. vai: -nėhešévé. See: -mȧhé'tov; -évaešé'tov; -tónėšé'tov. Category: revenge, vulgar.

-póeneoestoh(n)   vta. Medial -éné. slap s.o. in the face, hit s.o., punch s.o. suddenly in the face. Nȧhta-póeneoestōhno. I'll slap her in the face! Reduplicated -pó'poeneoestoh. Ques: recheck glosses Category: violence, revenge.

-póestséáh(n)   vta. punch s.o. in the head, hit s.o. in the head, slap s.o. in the head. One of the ways of referring to an act of revenge against an offender. Ná-póestséáhno. I punched him in the head. Hotóhkeo'o náma'xevóomoo'o tsés-póestséahenéto. I saw stars when I got bumped on the head. That saying is in use and probably is a loan translation from English. See: -póeneoestoh; -vé'eestséáh(n). Category: revenge, violence, head.

-pó'poéneoestoh(n)   vta. slap s.o. around on the face. can be a typical threatened form of revenge by women against women offenders. Náma'xe-pó'poéneoestōhno. I really slapped him around (on the face). Non-reduplicated -póeneostoh(n). Phon: redup BodyPartMedial -éné. See: -póénéh(n). Category: revenge, hit.