ᎤᏪᏥ

Cherokee

Noun

ᎤᏪᏥ • (uwetsi) (plural ᏧᏪᏥ)

  1. his/her son, daughter, offspring, child
    ᏧᏪᏥ ᎠᏂᏧᏣ ᏓᏩᏛᎮᎦ.
    tsuwetsi anitsutsa dawadvhega.
    He's going to go visit his sons.
  2. an egg

Inflection

  • ᎠᏇᏥ (aquetsi, “my child”)
  • ᏗᏇᏥ (diquetsi, “my children”)

Derived terms

  • ᎤᏪᏥ ᎠᎨᏯ (uwetsi ageya, “his/her daughter (adult)”)
  • ᎤᏪᏥ ᎠᎨᏳᏣ (uwetsi ageyutsa, “his/her daughter (child)”)
  • ᎤᏪᏥ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ (uwetsi asgaya, “his/her son (adult)”)
  • ᎤᏪᏥ ᎠᏧᏣ (uwetsi atsutsa, “his/her son (child)”)

Further reading

  • Durbin Feeling (1975), William Pulte, editor, Cherokee-English dictionary‎[1], Talequah: Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
  • Page 75 of Raven Rock Cherokee-English Dictionary
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