Cheyenne Dictionary

 sight

sight

-amȯhóomȧhtsestȯtse   Gram: poss na. reflection (poss.) na-amȯhóomȧhtsestȯtse my reflection. he-amȯhóomȧhtséstoto his reflection. A person's reflection is grammatically animate, but a mirror, which is identical as a singular, is inanimate. See: amȯhóomȧhtsestȯtse; mȧhta'sóoma. Category: sight.

amȯhóomȧhtsestȯtse   ni. mirror. A mirror is inanimate while the same pronunciation for 'reflection' is animate. (younger speaker pronunciation) Plural amȯhóomȧhtséstotȯtse. Category: house, sight, furniture.

-anȯhóeóó'e   vai. stand looking down, look down standing. É-anȯhóeóó'e. He is standing looking down. Tsenėhmé'e-anȯhóeóó'e kȧsovááhe. A young man will appear looking down (from the hill). [The Man Who Turned Into Buffalo Bones.032] Éne'ȯhtše-anȯhóeóeo'o. They would stand on top of (the stage) looking down (on the people). [1987:150] fai: -óé. Phon: vs Category: stand, sight.

-anȯhónoo'e   vai. sit looking down, look perched. looking down from a higher elevation, for instance, to sit on a hill and look downhill or sit on bleachers and look down on a basketball court. É-anȯhónoo'e. He's sitting looking down. Phon: vs fai: -ónoo'e. See: -anȯhóo'ó. Category: sit, sight.

-e'kóeotse   vai. look out quickly. É-e'kóeotse. He looked out quickly. Táaxa'e, nátȧhé-e'kóeotse. Let me go look out. See: -e'kóo'ó. Category: sight.

-é'kóo'ó   vai. look through, peek. The peeking can be peeking out from somewhere or peeking in, as when peeking through a curtain at someone. É-é'kóó'o. He looked through. for example, looked through the window. Éése-é'kóó'o. He peeked inside. See: -né'póo'ó; -e'kóeotse. Category: sight.

-e'óeóó'e   vai. stand looking up. É-e'óeóó'e. He's standing looking upwards. Nátatsėheše-e'óeóó'e. I stand looking upwards toward there. Phon: vs Category: stand, sight.

-e'ónoo'e   vai. sit looking up. É-e'ónoo'e. He is sitting looking up. fai: -ónoo'e. Category: sit, sight.

-e'óo'ó   vai. look up. É-e'óó'o. He's looking up. fai: -óo'ó; vti: -e'óo'tá; vta: -e'óom; Synonym -he'amóo'ó. See: -he'atóo'ó; -e'tsėhetóo'ó; -tsėhetóo'ó. Category: sight.

-e'óó'tá   vti. look up at s.t. Ques: -e'[o[oht[a?? É-e'óó'ta. He's looking up at it. vai: -e'óo'ó; vta: -e'óom. See: -vóóhtá. Category: sight, check.

-e'óom   vta. look up at s.o. É-e'óomóho. He's looking up at him (obviative). vti: -e'óo'tá; vai: -e'óo'ó. See: -vóom; -vé'hoom. Category: sight.

-e'tsėhetóo'ó   vai. look up. É-e'tsėhetóó'o. He looked up. Phon: not vs See: -tsėhetóo'ó; -e'óo'ó. Category: sight.

-émȯhkóo'ó   vai. look with squinted eyes. for example, to squint, as a cat does when sleeping. É-émȯhkóó'o. He's looking with eyes nearly shut. Phon: not vs Category: sight.

-éstoeóó'e   vai. stand looking in, look in standing. É-éstoeóó'e. He's standing looking in. See: -éstonoo'e sit looking in. Final -óé2. Category: stand, sight.

-éstonoo'e   vai. sit looking in. É-éstonoo'e. He's sitting looking in. for example, as a dog sits outside a door looking into the house. fai: -ónoo'e. Category: sit, sight.

-évoenóohe   vai. look around. É-évoenóohe. He's looking around. Category: sight.

-évoeóó'e   vai. stand looking around. É-évoeóó'e. He's standing looking around. É-évoeóeo'o. They stood looking about. fai: -óé. See: -tȯhtáa'évoeóó'e. Etym: *nekiiwa:pila:pi I stand looking about. Category: stand, sight.

-évȯhtovóo'ó   vai. look around. É-évȯhtovóó'o. He is looking around. [Croft] fai: -óo'ó. Category: sight.

-évonoo'e   vai. scan sitting, look about sitting. Náéve-évonoo'e. I have been looking around. É-évonoo'e. He scanned sitting. Morph: /-évonoe/. Phon: vs Category: sit, sight.

-évóo'ó   vai. look around. É-évóó'ó. He's looking around. See: -tsėhetóo'ó. Category: sight.

-hánȯhóeóó'e   vai. stand looking with head held back. É-hánȯhóeóó'e. He's standing looking with his head held back. Éx-hánȯhóeóehoo'o. He looked backwards(??). (pret). [Bear Tepee.110] Ques: recheck?? Category: stand, sight, check.

-hánȯhóešé   vai. lie on back. É-hánȯhóéše. He's lying on his back. Synonym -hánȯšešé. Category: lie, sight.

-háóo'ó   vai. see (something) amazing ?? É-háóó'o. He say (something) amazing.?? Reduplicated -hoháóo'ó. Category: check, sight.

-he'amóo'ó   vai. look up. É-he'amóó'o. He's looking up. Phon: not vs fai: -óo'ó; Synonym -e'óo'ó. Category: sight.

-he'atoeóó'e   vai. look up standing, stand looking up. É-he'atoeóó'e. He looked up standing. Phon: vs fai: -óé2. Category: stand, sight.

-he'atóo'ó   vai. look up. É-he'atóó'o. He looked up. Phon: not vs See: -e'óo'ó. Category: sight.

-he'éxanohá   vti. eye s.t. É-he'éxanōha. He kept his eye(s) on it. See: -ne'evávóóhtá; -'éxané. Category: sight.

-hestȧhtóo'ó   vai. be within eyesight of. É-hestȧhtóó'o. He is within eyesight of (within his own eyesight)/he reaches (it) in eyesight/he can see that far. fai: -óo'ó. Category: sight.

-heškėsénóo'ó   vai. barely glance, glance barely. É-heškėsénóó'o. He looked askance/barely glanced. Morph: /-hehkesénóo'ó/. fai: -óo'ó. Phon: not vs Category: degree, sight.

-héškevóom   vta. barely see s.o. Ná-héškevóómo. I barely see him. Category: sight.

-hetóeotse   vai. Gram: rr 1 • so see. Náto'sėhema'xeasėta'hāhtse nonóhpȧ=háá'ėše nėstaée-hetóeotse. I am going to throw it away so that you will be able to see. [1987:146]

2 • understand. Usage: possible loan translation from English for this idiomatic usage see -tsėhetóeotse (from 1987:146). See: -hetóo'ó; -ho'óeotse; -óo'ó. Category: sight.

-hetónoo'e   vai. Gram: rr sit looking that way. Maato é-hetónoo'e. He is sitting looking forward. fai: -ónoo'e. Category: sit, sight.

-hetóo'ó   vai. Gram: rr look that way, so look. refers to active looking, not one's appearance. ... é-hetóó'o. ... he looked that way. Nétȧ-hétoo'ómáne maeto! Let's look forward! fai: -óo'ó. See: -tsėhetóo'ó; -hétóo'ó. Category: sight.

-hoháaóó'o   vai. stare, take everything in in sight. Ques: -hoháoóó'o ?? Category: check. É-hohááóó'o. He's taking everything in in sight; he's really staring. fai: -óo'ó. Category: sight.

-hoháoeóó'e   vai. stand looking intensely. É-hoháoeóó'e. He stood looking intensely. Phon: vs fai: -óé. Category: sight, stand.

-hoháóo'ó   vai. see (something) amazing. É-hoháóó'o. He saw (something) amazing. Non-reduplicated -háóo'ó. Ques: is that NonRedup a word?? See: -hoháátsestá; -hoháooeóó'e. Category: sight, check.

-ho'óeotse   vai. see to such extent. Háá'ėše nėstȧ-ho'óeotse. You will see far. [1987:146] See: -hetóeotse. Category: sight.

-ho'ónoo'e   vai. arrive seated looking. É-ho'ónoo'e. He arrived having looked out the window the entire time while riding. Initial ho'-; Final -ónoe. Category: sit, sight.

-ho'óo'ó   vai. have in eyesight, eyesight - arrive in. Étȧ-ho'óó'o. He has (something) within his eyesight. Háá'ėše nésáa-ho'óo'óhe. You do not see far. [1987:146] Phon: not vs See: ho'-. Category: sight.

-hoó'ėspóo'ó   vai. incomplete.see. Ná-hoó'ėspóó'o. I see blurry. Ques: not vs fai: -óo'ó. See: -hovénóo'ó. Category: sight.

-hóomeóó'e   vai. stand out of sight. É-hóomeóó'e. He's standing out of sight. Phon: vs fai: -óé2. Category: stand, sight.

-hoónȯhtóo'o   vai. have a lonely look in the eyes. É-hoónȯhtóó'o. He has a lonely look in his eyes. Category: eyes, sight.

-hóonoo'e   vai. sit looking out. É-hóonoo'e. He is sitting looking out. [Cheyenne Tribal History.068] Ónonevonėškeho éohkė-hóonoeo'o vóxéva. Prairie dogs peak out of (their) holes. [1979:204] fai: -ónoo'e. Category: sit, sight.

-hóotóehestsé   vti. look behind at. É-hóotóehēstse. He looked behind at it. Éhóotóehēstse amó'eneōne. He looked(??) behind at the wagon. [Young Bird.012] Category: sight, check.

-hóotóeméohe   vai. strain to look back. É-hóotóeméohe. He's straining to look back. fai: -méohe. Category: sight.

-hóotóeohtsé   vai. go looking behind. Category: sight.

-hóotóeóó'e   vai. stand looking behind, look back standing. É-hóotóeóó'e. He's standing looking back. fai: -óé2. Category: stand, sight.

-hóotóeotse   vai. look behind, look back. É-hóetóeotse. He looked behind. Nėstsenėhvé'tónėšeévȧ-hóotóeotse! Don't dare look back! [1987:282] Category: sight.

-hóotóeotsé'tov   vta. turn around to look at s.o. É-hóotóeotsé'tovóho. He looked behind at him. Móhnėhméhaeévȧ-hóotóeotsé'tovȯhevóhe. She turned around to look at him. [1987:291] Category: sight.

-hóotóešé   vai. lie looking behind. for instance, of a baby being held who is looking behind, as over his mother's back. É-hóotóéše. He's lying looking behind. Category: lie, sight.

-hóotónoo'e   vai. sit looking backwards, look backwards sitting. É-hóotónoo'e. He is sitting looking backwards. fai: -ónoo'e. Category: sight, sit.

-hóotóohestsé   vti. look back at s.t. É-hóotóohēstse. He looked back at it. É-hóotóohēstse amó'eneóne. He looked back at the wagon. [Croft 1948: Young Bird] Category: sight, check.

-hóotóo'ó   vai. look behind, look back. É-hóotóó'o. He looked back. Naa tā'se hó'ótóva néohkė-hóotóo'oma. And, like, sometimes we look back. [1987:241] Éohkeévȧ-hóotóo'oo'o. They kept looking back. Hóotóó'óhtse! Look back! Nėstsevé'évȧhóotóó'o! Don't look back! This can be said to a person about to die, telling them to keep going to the next camp, don't look back! fai: -óo'ó. See: hóotóe-. Phon: not vs Category: sight.

-hóotóom   vta. look behind at s.o.; turn around to look at s.o. É-hóotóomóho. He turned around to look at him. Hápó'e éhne'ȯhkė-hóotóomaesesto. (The skunk) would turn around and look at him too. [1987:283] See: -hóotóeotsé'tov; -vé'hoom. Category: sight.

-hóotóom   vta. look back at s.o. See: -vóom. É-hóotóomóho. He looked back at him / he turned around to say to him. Category: sight.

-hótsevóóhtá   vti. fail to see s.t. É-hótsevóóhta. He failed to see it. See: -hotsévóohtá benefit from s.t.. Category: sight.

-hovénóo'ó   have blurry vision. É-hovénóó'o. His vision is blurry. See: -hovénoma'o; -hoó'ėspóo'ó. Category: sight.

-hóxe'óo'ó   vai. see clearly. Ná-hóxe'óó'o. I see clearly. [PD; jg 12/89; lp 10/03] Category: sight.

-káha'ó'h   vti. zoom in on s.o. for example, with binoculars. Ná-káha'ó'ho I zoomed in on him. Ná-káha'ó'hoo'o. I zoomed in on them. vti: -káha'ó'tsé. Category: sight.

-káha'ó'tsé   vti. zoom in on s.t. for example, with binoculars. Ná-káha'ó'tse. I zoomed in on it. vta: -káha'ó'h. Category: sight.

-kȧhkónóo'ó   vai. 1 • sit with squinted eyes ?? É-kȧhkónóó'o. He's sitting with his eyes squinted. ?? See: -kȧhóe'á; -tótȧhkóo'ó. Category: sight.

2 • fig., drive fast. As an idiom for driving fast, this word refers to a driver looking forward intently with eyes squinted. Nénėxhóove-kȧhkónóó'o. I needlessly drove fast here. Usage: said to be a Busby idiom Phon: vs Category: car, check.

-ka'óosané   vai. near-sighted. Ná-ka'óósáne. ?? I'm near-sighted. [pd] Category: check. See: -vóosané. Category: sight.

-mȧhenóeóe   vai. all stand looking. only used with plural subjects. É-mȧhenóeóeo'o. They are all standing looking. Énėxxaehóemȧhenóeóeo'o. They were all simply standing looking. [Young Bird.011] See: -mȧhóeóé. Category: stand, sight.

-mȧhóeóé   vai. all stand looking. only used with plural subjects. É-mȧhóeóeo'o. They are all standing looking. Éhnėxxaehóe-mȧhóeóehoono. They were all standing outside watching. fai: -óé2. See: -mȧheóé; -mȧhenóeóe. Category: sight.

-mȧhta'sóomȧhévóohtá   vti. see s.t. as a reflection. Lit: shadow-see É-mȧhta'sóomȧhévóóhta. He sees it as a reflection. See: -amȯhóom. Category: sight.

mé'-   i. appear. É-mé'a'haso'he. He came into view riding a horse. [1980:3:57] Tse-mé'hóva'xe. He will appear coming out. É-mé'ȧhá'éne. She showed up with a plate full of food. Category: sight.

-mé'a'é'ó   vai. peek with head showing. É-mé'a'é'o. He peeked (with only his head showing). See: -né'póo'ó. Category: sight.

-mé'a'xe   vai. appear running into sight. a more rapid appearing than -mé'ehné. É-mé'a'xe. He appeared running into sight. Nonó'hónó'e éhne'ȯhkėhóse-mé'a'xésesto hósėstse. More and more some (soldiers) kept coming. [1987:51] See: -mé'ehné. Category: run, sight.

-mé'eohtsé'tov   vta. appear to s.o., come into sight toward s.o. É-mé'eohtsé'tovóho. He came into sight towards them. Category: sight.

-mé'eóó'e   vai. stand in view, poke out. Lit: appear-stand É-mé'eóó'e. He stands in view / it is poking out. can be of a nail that is poking out of something. Etym: *mo:xkika:pi. Phon: vs Category: sight, stand.

-mé'honóo'ó   vai. see blurry, cloudy vision. for example, after doing too much work close to the eyes or looking at a bright light. É-mé'honóó'o. He has blurry eyesight. If someone says, "Námé'honóó'o," a common humorous response is,"Mónéohkema'xetóhpoosanėhéhe" ('You must have really been looking at someone's pubic area.') This is a play on the similarity of sound between mé'h- 'fuzzy' and words for pubic hair such as mé'šéno. Phon: not vs Category: sight.

-mé'o'tsé   vti. put s.t. in view. É-mé'ó'tse. He put it where it will show. fti: -o'tsé. Category: sight.

-mé'onoo'e   vai. appear sitting. É-mé'onoo'e. He appears sitting. that is, of someone who is sitting and seen by others. Nėhē'še móstaméhae-mé'onoehevóhe tsévéestovetse. Then they were sitting down looking down at the camp. [1987:258] Phon: vs fai: -ónoe. See: -amónoo'e. Category: sit, sight.

-mónȯhkóeotse   vai. look around lively. Éto'ée-mónȯhkóeotse. He is looking around too lively. [The Seven Young Men.099] Category: sight.

-nȧhahkóo'ó   vai. sharp eyesight. É-nȧhahkóó'o. He has sharp eyesight. fai: -óo'ó. Category: sight.

-nȧha'óo'ó   vai. catch sight of. É-nȧha'óó'o. He caught sight of. Usage: appears to be a natural term, not a loan transl. fai: -óo'ó. Category: sight.

-nȧha'óom   vta. catch sight of s.o. É-nȧha'óomóho. He caught sight of him. Náhéške-nȧha'óómo. I caught sight of him. Category: sight.

-néhovóeoe'tov   vta. watch s.o. while they are going. for example, watching to see what direction someone will go. Namé'oo'o tséhne'aseohtsevo. Náne'ase-néhovóeoe'tova. "Heá'ėháma náméhota," náheve. My sweetheart, when I left, she was watching me as I was leaving. "I wonder, maybe she loved me," I said. [an old love song] Category: sight.

-néhovóom   vta. catch sight of s.o. ?? É-néhovóomóho. He caught sight of him. ?? Category: check. See: -néhevo'ėstanéheve'tov; -néhov; -nȧha'óom. Category: sight.

-nėhpóo'ó   vai. blocked sight. Náma'xe-nėhpóó'o. I'm really looking but something is in the way. Category: sight.

-ne'é'kóo'ó   vai. look in. É-ne'é'kóó'o. He's looking in. for example, looking into a house through a crack in the wall. See: -né'póo'ó. Category: sight.

-ne'evávóešé'tov   vta. watch s.o. Ná-ne'evávóešé'tóvo. I lay there watching him. Ques: recheck pitch vóéšé?? Móstaéva-ne'evávoešé'tovȯhevóhe tsévéstoemose He lay there to watch his wife. [1987:252] Category: sight.

-ne'evávonoé'tov   vta. sit watching s.o. É-ne'evávonoé'tovóho. He sat watching him. Ques: How is this different from -ne'evávoom?? akot says this is more casual watching than-ne'evávoom. Category: sight, interpersonal.

-ne'evávóóhtá   vti. watch s.t. É-ne'evávóóhta. He watched it. for example, as he guarded it. See: -vóóhta; -vé'hóóht; -nėhpa'ov; -he'éxanohá. Category: sight.

-ne'evávoom   vta. watch s.o. É-ne'evávoomóho. He watched him. for example, while babysitting. Navéxaho ná-ne'evávoomoo'o. I am watching my grandchildren. See: -he'éxanoh(n); -vóom; -vé'hóom; -nėhpa'ov. Category: sight.

-ne'evávóosané   vai. watch. É-ne'evávóósáne. He watched/he looked after. tsé-ne'evávóósánėstse umpire (literally, the one who watches). taa'éva tséohke-ne'evávóósánėstse night watchman. See: -vé'hóosané; -vóosané. Category: sight.

ne'evávoosanestȯtse   ni. drone. Lit: watching thing Category: new, sight.

-né'poeóó'e   vai. look over standing, stand looking over. É-né'poeóó'e. He is standing looking over (something). Phon: vs Category: stand, sight.

-né'poeotse   vai. peek. É-né'poeotse. He peeked. Ésta-né'poeotsesėstse ó'xeanóéva He looked over the edge of the cliff. [JOURNEY.TXT] Category: sight.

-né'póešé   vai. lie peeking. for example, as hunters lie on the ground looking for game. É-né'póéše. He's lying peeking. Category: lie, sight.

-né'poešé'tov   vta. peek at s.o. Á'e móhnėhme'-né'poešé'toehevóhe. Close by (her husband; obv.) could watch her. [1987:252] Category: sight.

-né'póo'ó   vai. peek over, look over. É-né'póó'o. He peeked/he looked over. É-né'póó'o éše'he. The sun is peeking through. tséohkėheše-né'poo'óhtove tall enough to peek over Wayne. That is a humorous saying. Phon: not vs fai: -óo'ó. See: -tsėhetóo'ó. Category: sight, sayings.

né'póom   vta. peek at s.o. É-né'poomóho. He peeked at him. [A Warrior Who Looked for His Friend.067] Category: sight.

-nésohá   vai. zero in on both. Móxhehpee'hohevóhe tséohkėheše-nésȯhomevȯse ma'éxánėstse. He was more scared of (the skunk), since (skunks) zero in on both of one's eyes. [1987:283] Category: sight.

-nóhtané'tá   vti. look for s.t. while diving. É-nóhtané'ta. He looked for it while diving. See: -nȯhtse'á. Category: sight.

nȯhtse-   i. look for, seek. É-nȯhtsevóomóho. He looked for him. É-nȯhtsevo'hāme. He looked for (for example, his own) cattle. Category: sight.

-nȯhtse'á   vti. look for s.t., search for s.t. can imply looking for sex, especially of a woman who is too friendly, giving out what is perceived as sexual signals; white women often do not know how to act reserved enough in Cheyenne culture and so their friendliness is mistaken as being invitations for sex. Ná-nȯhtsé'a. I looked for it. Mónȯhtse'ȯhéhe. She must be looking for it (sex). Éhma'xe-nȯhtse'ánóvȯse véhonema'kaata. They came looking for gold. [1987:19] Hetanévestȯtse néta-nȯhtsē'a, nėševetanoo'o! You have gone looking for manhood, get on with it! [1987:244] Tsé-nȯhtsé'o ééšemé'eohé'ta. He found what he was looking for. This is irony, said about someone who runs here and there, maybe drinking, etc.--then he has an accident; so that (accident) should be a lesson to him). See: -nȯhtsevóohtá; -nóhtané'tá. Category: sight, sex.

-nȯhtse'ov   vta. look for s.o.search for s.o.seek s.o. É-nȯhtse'ovóho. He searched for him. (another recording) Néémȯhóne; ná-nȯhtse'ōvo vóhkóóhe. I'm hunting rabbits (literally, I'm hunting; I'm looking for a rabbit). [1987:156] Tseta-nȯhtse'ōō'e matanáévé'hó'e. A policeman (obv) will go look for him. vti: -nȯhtse'. See: -nȯhtsem; -nȯhtsevóom; -nȯhtséoohé't; -nȯhtsevóeotsé't; -nȯhtsėst; -nóhtse'ov. Category: sight.

-nȯhtsén   vti. look for s.t. É-nȯhtséna mahpe. He is looking for water. É-nȯhtséna hestsésta'he. He's looking for his umbilical cord. (a humorous expression). See: -nȯhtse'á.

2 • vta. look for s.o. Ná-nȯhtséno. I looked for him. See: -nȯhtse'ov. Category: sight.

-nȯhtsevóa'xé'tov   vti. look around for s.t. Ésta-nȯhtsevóa'xé'tanoho hestsevoxe. He looked around for his den.

vta. look around for s.o. often said of someone looking around in a giveaway dance for someone to giveaway to. É-nȯhtsevóa'xé'tovóho. He looked around for him. See: -nȯhtsevóeotsé'tov. Category: sight.

-nȯhtsevóeóé'tá   vti. look for s.t. while standing, stand looking for s.t. É-nȯhtsevóeóé'ta. He was standing looking for it. Final -óé2. See: -nȯhtsevóeotsé'tá. Category: sight, stand.

-nȯhtsevóeóé'tov   vti. look for s.o. quickly while standing, stand looking for s.o. quickly. É-nȯhtsevóeóe'tovóho. He was standing looking for him. See: -nȯhtsevóeotsé'tov. Final -óé2. Category: sight, stand.

-nȯhtsevóeotsé'tá   vti. look for s.t. quickly. É-nȯhtsevóeotsé'ta. He looked for it quickly. Móstaée-nȯhtsevóeotsé'tȯhéhe kȧhámáxe. She looked for a stick. [1987:257] See: -nȯhtsevóeóé'tá. Category: sight.

-nȯhtsevóeotsé'tov   vta. look for s.o. quickly. É-nȯhtsevóeotsé'tovóho. He looked for him quickly. Mósta-nȯhtsevóeotsé'tovȯhevóhe néhe tsénéseméa'xetsese. (The man) looked for this one who smelled awful. [1987:282] See: -nȯhtse'ov; -nȯhtsevóom; -nȯhtsevóa'xe'tov. Category: sight.

-nȯhtsevo'hamé   vai. look for livestock, look for horses. É-nȯhtsevo'hāme. He looked for the horses. (another recording) See: -nóhta'ovo'hamé. Category: horses, sight.

-nȯhtsevo'haméoohe   vai. look for livestock quickly, look for horses quickly. É-nȯhtsevo'haméoohe He looked for his horses quickly. Category: horses, sight.

-nȯhtsevóóhtá   vti. look for s.t. É-nȯhtsevóóhta. He looked for it. See: -nȯhtse'á. Category: sight.

-nȯhtsevóom   vta. look for s.o. É-nȯhtsevóomóho. He looked for him. See: -nȯhtsen; -nȯhtse'ov; -nȯhtsevóeotsé'tov; -vóom. Category: sight.

-no'aseohé'tsé   vti. take away s.t.run away with s.t. Category: figurative. For example, he thought she was so beautiful that he kept staring at her as she walked on by. She is the one who "runs away" with his eyes that are staring at her. He'éxánėstse é-no'aseohé'tsenȯtse. She ran away with his eyes.

vta. take away s.o.run away with s.o. Móstano'ȧseohé'toehevóhe. He (obv) ran off with her. vai: -no'aseohe. Category: sight.

-óenoosané   vai. stare. meaning of 'stare' when used in the negative. Éohkėsáa'-óenoosanéheo'o. They stare. (another recording) Whites are perceived as staring at Indians. See: -o'oom; -oó'o'oom. Category: whites, sight.

-óeóe   vai. look up. Ques: recheck spelling and gloss?? Category: check, sight.

-ó'ó'éné   vai. 1 • 

1 • blind. É-ó'ó'éne. He is blind. Nėstsevé'-tóhpoomahtse; nėstseó'ó'éne. Don't look on your privates; you'll become blind. (a cultural injunction).

2 • unable to recognize the truth about something. possibly a loan translation from English. BodyPartMedial -éné. See: -ó'kéné; -ó'héné. Category: eyes, sight, figurative, cognition.

-o'omóom   vta. overlook s.o., ignore s.o. É-o'omóomóho. He overlooked him. Ná-o'omóómo. I overlooked him. vti: -o'omóohtá. Category: sight.

-ó'onoo'e   vai. sit glaring. Éma'xe-ó'onoo'e. He is sitting glaring intensely. Category: sit, sight.

-ó'óo'ó   vai. look sideways, glare. Lit: dry-look This is looking with anger or scorn at someone. É-ó'óó'o. He looked sideways/he is glaring. See: -ó'ó. Category: sight.

-ó'oom   vta. glare at s.o. É-ó'oomóho. He looked mean at him. Ná-ó'ooma. He's glaring at me. Morph: /-ó'óom/. Reduplicated -oó'o'ooma. Category: sight.

-onémóóhtá   vti. scrutinize s.t. É-onémóóhta. He scrutinized it. Category: sight.

-onémóo'ó   vai. scrutinize. É-onémóó'o. He's scrutinizing. Lit: twisted-look Category: sight.

-onémóom   vta. scrutinize s.o. É-onémoomóho. He scrutinized him. See: -ho'é'et; -vóom; -onó'óom. Category: sight.

-onóvonoo'e   vai. sit looking toward shore ?? É-onóvonoo'e. He is sitting looking toward shore / He is sitting in the center of the camp looking toward the outer part of the camp. Category: check, sight, sit.

-óóhtá   fti. see s.t. Éonó'óóhta. He aimed it. vta: -óom2. Category: sight.

-óo'ó   fai. look. This refers to looking with eyes, not one's appearance. Énȧha'-óó'o. He caught sight of. Éhóot-óó'o. He looked back. ... éhet-óó'o. ... he looked that way. Étsėhet-óó'o. He looked this direction. Éévȯhtov-óó'o. He is looking around. Étooh-óó'o. He looked while in a stooped position. See: -vóom; -vóosané. Category: sight.

-óom1   fta. see s.o. Násóhp-óómo. I saw through him. Épėhév-oomóho. He was glad to see him. vai: -vóom; fti: -óóhtá. See: -óome. Category: sight.

-óxėsta'éóó'e   vai. stand looking off to the side. especially of looking the other direction from others who are standing with you. É-óxėsta'éóó'e. He's standing looking off to the side. Category: sight.

-pėhévóo'ó   vai. look well. É-pėhévóó'o. He's taking a good look. Phon: not vs fai: -óo'ó. See: -pėhévoo'e. Category: sight.

-pėhévoom   vta. good to see s.o. É-pėhévoomóho. He was glad to see him. Né-pėhévoomȧtse. It's good to see you. Né-pėhévoomatséme. It's good to see you (plural). Né-pėhévoomatsemeno. We are glad to see you ; it's nice to see you (singulary and plural you). compare Épėhéva'e tséhvóomátse 'it's good to see you'. Morph: /-pehévóom/. Final -óom2. Category: sight.

-péohtóóm   vta. hate the gaze of s.o. Ná-péohtóoma. I hate the way he is looking at me. Category: sight.

-sé'oeóó'e   vai. stand looking toward the center (or river). or toward the river or creek. É-sé'oeóó'e. He's standing looking toward the creek/the center. Phon: vs fai: -óé. Category: sight.

-sé'onoo'e   vai. sit looking down into, look down into sitting. É-sé'onoo'e. He's sitting looking down into. [1987:282] for example, looking into a creek sitting on its bank. fai: -ónoo'e. Phon: vs Category: sight, sit.

-sóhpoom   vta. see through s.o. É-sóhpoomóho. He saw through him. Final -óom. Etym: *ša:pwa:pame:wa. Category: sight.

-sónoom   vta. x-ray s.o. Lit: see through s.o. Ná-sónoomāne. I was x-rayed. É-sónoome. He had an x-ray. See: -sóhpoom; -sónȯxe'eotse. Category: sight, sickness.

-tȧhtáa'évoeóó'e   vai. stand looking around. É-tȧhtáa'évoeóó'e. He stood looking around in a circle. Phon: vs Final -óé2. See: évoeóé; táhta. Category: stand, sight.

-ta'a'ó   vai. quickly go out of sight. É-ta'ā'o. He quickly went out of sight. Final -a'ó. Category: motion, sight.

ta'e-   pv. disappear, go out of sight. Éstȧxaeévȧhe'ke-ta'eéstsėhnesėstse nėhéóhe vé'ho'éomēē'e. She turned and went slowly back there into the tent. [1987:59] Category: sight.

tata'e-   pv. seen from a distance. This can be sighting from quite a distance, and it seems to focus upon the observer not being at the scene. The one who sees is not a grammatical participant marked on the verb. As such, this preverb seems to parallel the hoó'he- 'overhear' preverb. É-tata'eénána. (I saw) him from a distance putting it away. See: hoó'he-. Category: sight.

-tata'eehe   vai. move out of sight, disappear moving. É-tata'eehe. He moved out of sight. fai: -eehe. Category: camp, sight.

-tata'o'asé   fire go out of sight. É-tata'o'āse. The fire went out of sight. Category: sight, fire.

-távonoo'e   vai. sit stupid. É-távonoo'e. He is sitting looking stupid. Phon: vs Category: sit, sight.

-tóhpóo'ó   vta. see naked. that is, to look at someone naked, especially their genitals; culturally inappropriate. É-tóhpóó'o. He looked at someone who was naked. vta: -tóhpóom; Synonym -tóhpóosané. Category: sight, taboo.

-tóhpóom   vta. take out and see s.o. É-tóhpoomóho. He looked at his (or her; obv.) 'privates' (genitals). Nėstsevé'-tóhpoomahtse; nėstseó'ó'éne. Don't look at your privates; you will become blind. (a cultural prohibition). vai: -tóhpóo'ó. Category: sight, taboo.

-tóhpóosané   vai. look at pubic area, pubic area - look at. É-tóhpóósáne. He looked at (someone's or his own) pubic area. If someone says, "Námé'honóó'o," a common humorous response is, "Mónéohkema'xe-tóhpoosanėhéhe" ('You must have really been looking at someone's pubic area.') This is a play on the similarity of sound between mé'h- 'fuzzy' and words for pubic hair such as mé'šéno. Synonym -tóhpóo'ó. See: -mé'honóo'ó. Category: sight, vulgar.

-tȯhtáa'évoeóó'e   vai. stand looking around. É-tȧhtáa'évoeóó'e. He stood looking around in a circle. Phon: vs Category: stand, sight. See: /-óé/; -évoeóé.

-tó'omónoo'e   vai. sit firm. É-tó'omónoo'e. He is sitting staring. Ques: stare?? Category: check, sight, sit.

-toohóo'ó   vai. look while stooped, stoop looking. É-toohóó'o. He looked while in a stooped position. tsé'ȯhkeévėhešė-háa'ėše-ȧhtóno'e=toohóo'ónovema'xemenó'ėstse tséhnéé'e You can see quite a distance underneath plum bushes where it is clear.(1987:289). fai: -óo'ó. Category: sight.

-toohóom   vta. stoop looking at s.o. É-toohóomóho. He was stooped down looking at him. See: -vóom; -vé'hoom. Category: sight.

-tóo'homev   vta. catch s.o. staring at oneself. Ná-tóo'homēvo. I caught him staring at me. See: -vé'hoom; -vóom; -onémoom. Category: sight.

-tótȯhkóo'ó   vai. start to open eyes, barely have eyes open. for example, of baby kittens or puppies. É-tótȯhkóó'o. He's starting to open his eyes. Category: eyes, sight.

-tótóo'ó   vai. open eyes. É-tótóó'o. His eyes are open. [1987:111] Phon: not vs See: -tótoeotse. Category: sight, eyes.

-tsėhetóeóó'e   vai. stand looking (at something), look (at something) standing. É-tsėhetóeóó'e. He looked while standing. É-tsėhetóeóeo'o. They are standing looking. Phon: vs fai: óé2. See: -tsėhetónoo'e. Category: stand, sight.

-tsėhetóeotse   vai. look. Nátȧxaetóxe-tsėhetóeotse. I glanced all around. [1987:28] Néhéva'ee'e nónóhpa nėstapėhéve-tsėhetóeotse. Your head is covered, so that you will be able to see (understand). [1987:146] See: -tsėhetóo'ó; -tótóeotse; -óo'ó; -hetóeotse; . Category: sight.

-tsėhetóešé   vai. lie looking. for example, leaning on a window sill. Éhóe-tsėhetóéše. He lay looking outside. Category: lie, sight.

-tsėhetónoo'e   vai. sit looking this way. É-tsėhetónoo'e. He sat looking this way. Nátaée-tsėhetónoéme éše'he tséhnėxhésemé'éhnėse. We sat looking towards the east (literally, where the sun appears). [1987:220] Phon: vs See: -tsėhetóeóó'e. Category: sight, sit.

-tsėhetóo'ó   vai. this.way.look; look, look this way, look this direction. Phon: not vs É-tsėhetóó'o. He looked that direction. Nátȧhóe-tsėhetóó'o. I'm looking out. for example, looking out a window. Tsėhetóó'ȯhtse! Look! Nés-tsėhetóó'ȯhtse! Look here (towards me)! Nátaéema'xetóxė-tsėhetóó'o. I went all over sightseeing a lot. fai: -óo'ó. See: -hetóo'ó; -hétóo'ó; -tsėhetóeotse. Category: sight.

-tšėhe'kéhóohtá   vti. close.look.at, look at s.t. up close. Náta-tšėhe'kéhóóhta. I'm going to look at it up close. [The Bear and the Skunk.016] Category: distance, sight.

-vé'hoeóe'tov   vta. stand watching s.o. É-vé'hoeóe'tovóho. He stood watching him. Ná'ȯhkeée-vé'hoeóe'tovoo'o. I used to stand and watch them. [1987:222] Éhvone'ėše-vé'hoeóe'toesesto. (The skunk; obv.) stood there staring at him for quite some time. [1987:283] Category: stand, sight.

-vé'hoeotse   vai. look at (something) quickly. É-vé'hoeotse. He looked at (something) quickly. Category: sight, check, record.

-vé'hoeotsé'tá   vti. look at s.t. quickly. É-vé'hoeotsé'ta. He looked at it quickly. Náhtȧhé-ve'hoeotsé'ta. I went (down) to look at (the cabin). [1987:30] Category: sight.

-vé'hoeotsé'tov   vta. look at s.o. quickly. É-vé'hoeotsé'tovóho. He looked at him. [1987:391] See: -vé'hoom; -vé'hoešé'tov. Category: sight.

-vé'hoešé'tov   vta. look at s.o. É-vé'hoešé'tovóho. He looked at him. Nėhē'še éhnėše-vé'hoešé'tovóhoono. Then he kept looking at her. (pret). [1980:65:63] See: -vé'hóom; -vé'hoeotsé'tov. Category: sight.

-vé'honoé'tov   vta. watch. Náohkeéenėšeée-vé'honoé'tóvo. I would watch her. ?? [A Fry Bread Lesson.009] Ques: get a more precise gloss?? fai: -ónoo'e. Category: sight, check.

-vé'honoo'e   vai. look at sitting. É-vé'honoo'e. ?? He is sitting looking at (something). Ques: Is this a word?? Ques: check glosses?? fai: -ónoo'e; vti: -vé'honoé'tov. Category: sit, sight, check.

-vé'hóóhtá   vti. look at s.t., watch s.t. É-vé'hóóhta. He looked at it. Vé'hóóhtȯhtse! Look at it! Vé'hoohtome! Look at it! (said to a group). Vé'hoohtomáhéne! Look at it (later)! (said to a group). Hénová'e tsé-vé'hoohtome? What are you watching? For example, what are you watching on T.V.? Násáa-vé'hóóhtóhe. I'm not watching it. Násáa-vé'hóóhtáhe. (newer pronunciation) Morph: -vé'hóóhtá. Phon: In several constructions this TI stem (and related -vóohtá) acts as if it is phonemically /-vé'hóóhtá/ with regards to pitch behavior, for example, nétavé'hoohtanone 'Let's go look at it!' (nétavé'hoohtánone is expected) vta: -vé'hóom; vai: -vé'hóosané. See: -vóóhtá see s.t.; ótahe. Category: sight.

-vé'hoom   vta. look at s.o. É-vé'hoomóho. He looked at him. (another recording) Nésáa'ée-vé'hooméhe. You weren't even looking at me. for example, when I was trying to shake your hand. Né-vé'hoomatséme. I'm looking at you (plural). Né-vé'hoome. You are looking at me. Vé'hoomėstse! Look at me! Vé'hoomeha! Look at him! (said to one person). Vé'hooma! Look at him! (said to a group). Éto'se-vé'hoome. He is going to be examined. Naa'éve'ho'e nátȧhé-vé'hóómo. I went to look at a doctor. ?? Násáa-vé'hoomaeheo'o. They did not look at me. Étȧhé-ve'hoomóho heške. He went to see his mother. vti: -vé'hóóht. See: -vé'hoešé't look at s.o.; -ne'evávoom watch s.o.; -vóom see s.o.; -e'óom look up at s.o.. Category: sight.

-vé'hoosané   vai. watch, look on. For example, looking on at a powwow, a basketball game, or watching T.V. É-vé'hóósáne. He looked on. Ná-vé'hóósáne. I'm watching. Né-vé'hoosanehe? Are you watching? (powwow, T.V., basketball, etc.) Nétȧhé-ve'hoosanémáne! Let's go look on! Nétao'sėhé-ve'hoosanehe? Are you going to go watch the game? Nátao'sėhé-ve'hoosanéme. We are going to go look on. Nátao'sėsáahé-ve'hoosanéhe tséxho'sóestove. I'm not going to the dance. vti: -vé'hóohtá; vta: -vé'hóom. Category: sight.

-vé'hoosanéše   vai. watch lying, look on lying. Ná-vé'hóósanéše ȯhtaanémȧheóne. I'm watching T.V. at a motel. Category: sight.

-vóeotse   vai. come to see. Category: sight.

-vóeotsé'tá   vti. come to see s.t. vta: -vóeotsé'tov. Category: sight.

-vóeotsé'tov   vta. come to see s.o. Néxaepėhéve-vóeotsé'tovȧtse. It's just good to see you. Some women have said this as a greeting to another woman. See: -vóom. Category: sight.

-vóhpeó'óo'ó   vai. look with white of eye showing. Culturally indicates that you are angry at the person you are looking sideways at. É-vóhpeó'óó'o. He's looking sideways and all you see is the whites of his eyes. See: -ó'óo'ó glare. Category: sight.

-vóóhtá   vti. see.s.t. É-vóóhta. He saw it. É-vóohtanȯtse. He saw them (inanimate). Ná-vóóhta. I saw it. Historically the á changes to o in negatives and the conjunct order but many speakers recently keep the á: Násáa-vóóhtóhe. I did not see it. Ésáa-vóóhtóhe. He did not see it. Ésáa-vóóhtáhe. He did not see it. (newer pronunciation). Ésáa-vóóhtȯhénóvo. They did not see it. Ésáa-vóóhtȧhénóvo. They did not see it. (newer pronunciation). Hénová'e tsé-vóohtomo? What did you see? tséh-vóohtōmo when I saw it. tséh-vóóhto when he saw it. tséh-vóohtomévȯse when they saw it. vta: -vóom; vai: -vóosané. See: -vé'hóóhtá look at s.t.. Etym: *wa:pahtamwa ??. Category: check, sight.

-vóohtátanó'tá   vti. want to see s.t. É-vóohtátanó'ta. He wants to see it. vta: -vóomátanó'tov. Category: sight.

-vóo'ėstómané   vai. show, display. É-vóo'ėstómáne. He showed. vta: -vóo'seh. Category: sight.

-vóo'seh   vta. show to s.o. Lit: cause to see can refer to being shown something in a vision or dream. É-vóo'sėhóho. He showed it to him. Ná-vóo'sēho motšėške. I showed him the knife. Ná-vóo'sėhonȯtse mȧheonȯtse. I showed him the houses. É-vóo'sehe. It was shown to him/he had a vision. Néh-vóo'šešėstse! Show it to me! Néh-vóo'šėšememeno! Show us! Vóo'šeha! Show it to him! Náhtȧhé-voo'sėhaenoto tsóhkėhetȯhomó'hetsėse. He went to show them (the sage hens) to me, how they were dancing. [1987:177] Category: sight.

-vóom   vta. 1 • see s.o. É-vóomóho. He sees him; he saw him. Né-vóomȧtse. I see you. The next words meaning 'to see someone again' have been used for many years as a way of saying goodbye. These words originally were a translation from English since the Cheyenne language never had its own way of saying "goodbye". Nėstaévȧhóse-vóomȧtse. I will see you again. (another recording) I'll see you again. Nėstaévȧhóse-vóomatséme. I will see you (plural) again. Nėstaévȧhóse-vóomatsemeno. We will see you (singular and plural) again. Nésáatšėhe'še-vóomatséhe. I have never seen you. That is typically said when you haven't seen someone for quite a while. Né-vóomatséme. I saw you (plural). Né-vóomatsemeno. We saw you (singular and plural you). Né-vóome. You saw me. Ná-vóoma. He saw me. Ná-vóomaēne. He saw us (excl.). Né-vóomaene. He saw us (incl.) Ná-vóomāā'e. They see me. Ná-vóomóne. We (excl.) saw him. Né-vóomone. We (incl.) saw him. Né-vóomóneo'o. We (incl.) saw them. Ná-vóomae-he? Did he see me? Né-vóoma. He saw you. Né-vóomaēvo. He saw you (plural). Ná-vóómo. I saw him. Ná-vóomoo'o. I saw them. Ná-vóomóneo'o. We (excl.) saw them. É-vóomovo. They saw him/them (obv.). É-vóomāā'e. He/they (obviative) saw him. É-vóomaevóho. He/they (obviative) saw them. Ná-vóomāne. I was seen. É-vóome. He is seen. É-vóomeo'o. They were seen. Né-vóomemeno. You saw us. Né-vóomóvoo'o. You (plural) saw them. Né-vóoméme. You (plural) saw me. Né-vóomóvo. You (plural) saw him. Násáa-vóomóhe. I don't see him/her. Násáa-vóomaeheo'o. They did not see me. Néxaepėhéve-vóomȧtse. It's just good to see you. Épėhéva'e tséh-vóomātse. It's good to see you. Épėhéva'e tséh-vóomatseto. (another way to say it) It's good to see you. É-pėhéva'e tséh-vóomatsése. It's good to see you (plural). tsé-vóomōno those who I see. tséh-vóómȯse when he saw him (obv). tséh-vóoma'évȯse when they saw me. tséh-vóomaēse when he saw you (plural). Naa váótséva né-vóomohe? And do you see a deer? vti: -vóóhtá; vai: -vóosané.

2 • choose s.o. "Nénéehove nétavóomȧtse tséto'sevéstoēmȯhtse nȧhtona," éxhetaesesto. You are the one, I select you to marry my daughter," he (obv) told him. The original meaning 'see' is sometimes extended to mean 'choose'. Etym: *wa:pame:wa he sees him. See: -vóeotsé'tov; -vé'hóom; -moné'tov; -netsem. Category: sight, interpersonal.

-vóomátanó'tov   vta. want to see s.o. Ná-vóomátanó'tóvo. I want to see him. É'oseehoháenėševe-vóomátanó'tovȯhevovóhe. They really wanted to hurry up and go see him. [1987:298] Category: sight.

-vóosané   vai. see. É-vóósáne. He sees. vta: -vóom; vti: -vóóhtá; Variant: -vóosené. Category: sight.

-vóosené   vai. see. Móho'nó'ȯhkeéveévanȧháxe-vóosenénove. There is not seeing for quite some time. [A Man Who Got Cornered by a Skunk.066] Variant: -vóosané. Category: sight.

-vóoseonéve'tov   vta. display s.o. Ná-vóoseonévenȯtse. I'm displaying him (to be noticed). That is typically said when the child is to be honored at a giveaway). Category: sight, interpersonal.