Hulʼqʼumiʼnumʼ Online Dictionary

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  • musun

    APA: məsən
    Parse: √musun

    Definition: gall, gall bladder

  • muxwuye’

    APA: məx̌ʷəyeʔ
    Parse: √muxwuye’

    Definition: navel, belly button

  • mutth’ulh

    APA: mət̓ᶿəł
    Parse: √mutth’ulh

    Definition: pus, infection

  • mutth’ulhqiwi’uts

    APA: mət̓ᶿəłqiwiʔəc
    Parse: √mutth’ulhqiwi’uts

    Definition: deer fly, tick, wood tick

    Scientific name: [unidentified species of Tabanidae (deer fly) and Acari (ticks)]

  • mutouliyu’

    APA: mətuliyəʔ

    Definition: Victoria

    Note: From English.

  • musuqw

    APA: məsəqʷ
    Parse: √musuqw

    Definition: crab

  • mutth’els

    APA: mət̓ᶿels

    Definition: to mash

  • mut’exut

    APA: mət̓ex̌ət

    Definition: to fold, bend arm, bend a branch down

  • muya’

    APA: məyaʔ

    Definition: to get cheaper

  • muthe’lumuhw

    APA: məθel̓əməxʷ
    Parse: √muthe’lumuhw

    Definition: Westcoast people

  • mutouliye’

    APA: mətuliyeʔ

    Definition: Victoria

  • muqmuqe’

    APA: məqməqeʔ

    Definition: snowy owl
    Lit.: The name means ‘snowy’.

    Scientific name: [Nyctea scandiaca (Linnaeus)]
    Ethnobiology:  This large, nearly all white owl is a winter visitor to British Columbia. It is a traditional belief that a severe winter is indicated by the early arrival of snowy owls. During the winter months in southern coastal British Columbia, snowy owls eat mainly waterfowl, such as horned grebes and buffleheads.

  • muqsun

    APA: məqsən
    Parse: √muqsun

    Definition: nose

  • muqw

    APA: məqʷ
    Parse: √muqw

    Definition: thick, big around

  • mushts’un

    APA: məšc̓ən
    Parse: √mushts’un

    Definition: louse, head lice

    Scientific name: [Pediculus humanus Linnaeus (head and body louse)]

  • mustimuhw

    APA: məstiməxʷ
    Parse: √musti=muhw

    Definition: person, human

  • muq’um

    APA: məq̓əm

    Definition: to swallow

  • muq’uthelum

    APA: məq̓əθeləm
    Parse: √muq’u=t=sel=m

    Definition: fill me up with food PASS

  • muq’uthut

    APA: məq̓əθət
    Parse: √muq’u=that

    Definition: fill self with food

  • muquye’

    APA: məqəyeʔ
    Parse: √muquye’

    Definition: coffin

  • muqwitth’e’

    APA: məqʷit̓ᶿeʔ
    Parse: √muqw=itth’e’

    Definition: thick strand (for ex wool or yarn)

  • muqwthat

    APA: məqʷθat
    Parse: √muqw=that

    Definition: thick, big around: getting big around

  • mul’qw

    APA: məl̓qʷ
    Parse: √mul’qw

    Definition: fish heart

  • munus tu tsitsulh si’em’

    APA: mənəs tə cicəł siʔem̓

    Definition: Jesus Christ, son of God

  • mul’ul

    APA: məl̓əl
    Parse: √mul’ul

    Definition: soft, fluffy

  • muq’a’th

    APA: məq̓aʔθ
    Parse: √muq’u=a’th

    Definition: gift of leftover food for departing guests

  • munaya’lh

    APA: mənayaʔł
    Parse: √mun’u=aya’lh

    Definition: doll

  • mumuxelh

    APA: məməx̌eł
    Parse: √muxelh=RDP

    Definition: caterpillar

    Scientific name: [unidentified species of larval Lepidoptera]
    Ethnobiology: This black and gold caterpillar turns into a butterfly.

  • mun’u

    APA: mən̓ə
    Parse: √mun’u

    Definition: child, offspring

  • mumun’us

    APA: məmən̓əs
    Parse: √m’un’=as=PL

    Definition: little rocks, small rocks, round objects

  • mulstimuhw

    APA: məlstiməxʷ
    Parse: √musti=muhw=PL

    Definition: people

  • mum’sti’muhw

    APA: məm̓stim̓əxʷ
    Parse: √musti=muhw=DIM

    Definition: little person

  • mulim’suqw

    APA: məlim̓səqʷ

    Definition: little crabs

    Scientific name: [Cancer magister Dana]
    Ethnobiology: Dungeness crab is the most common edible crab among all coastal First Nations of British Columbia. It is a favorite food.

  • muq’

    APA: məq̓
    Parse: √muq’u

    Definition: to get full of food

  • muq’a’thut

    APA: məq̓aʔθət

    Definition: to fill oneself with food

  • mulyitul

    APA: məlyitəl
    Parse: √mulyi=tal

    Definition: to get married

  • mulhwt

    APA: məłwt

    Definition: to oil it, to massage it with oil

  • mulhw

    APA: məłw

    Definition: to get greased

  • mul-hwuylh

    APA: məl-xʷəył
    Parse: √mul-hw=uylh

    Definition: rub the baby down (with oil)

  • mulmul-hw

    APA: məlməl-xʷ
    Parse: √mul-hw=PL

    Definition: oiled PL, soothed

  • munmaanta’qw

    APA: mənma:ntaʔqʷ
    Parse: √meent=a’qw=PL

    Definition: stoneheads (name of people in a story)

  • mousmus

    APA: musməs
    Parse: √mousmus

    Definition: cow, beef

    Note: From Chinook Jargon.

  • mousmusallh

    APA: musməsalł

    Definition: calf

  • mousmus’ew’t-hw

    APA: musməsʔew̓txʷ

    Definition: cowshed

  • moulu

    APA: mulə

    Definition: mill

    Note: From French le moulin.

  • mukw’

    APA: mək̓ʷ
    Parse: √mukw’u

    Definition: all

  • mol

    APA: mol
    Parse: √mol

    Definition: sledge hammer

    Note: From English maul.

  • mukwut

    APA: məkʷət
    Parse: √mukw=t

    Definition: to pile it (hay)

  • mul-hw

    APA: məl-xʷ
    Parse: √mul-hw

    Definition: grease (get greased)

  • mul-hwiwst

    APA: məl-xʷiwst
    Parse: √mul-hw=iws=t

    Definition: rub it on him