ᒫᓛᑕᓐ mâlâtan
(verb, inanimate intransitive)
1
it is bad
Examples
ᐋᔕᔾ ᐊᑎ ᒫᓛᑕᓐ ᓰᐱᔾ᙮
The river is getting bad now.
Turner - Moose Factory Cree [2013]
2
it is evil, wicked
Examples
ᑮᔥᐱᓐ ᒫᑲ ᐁᑳ ᑳ ᑾᔭᔅᑭᐦᑎᐌᑴ ᒥᔮᓛᑕᐦᑭ ᒦᔕᑭᓰᐎᓇ ᐅᐦᒋ, ᐊᐌᓇ ᑫ ᑲᓇᐌᓕᐦᑎᓕᑖᒄ ᑖᐺ ᒦᔕᑭᓰᐎᓇ?
If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
Luke 16:11 [1876]
ᑮᓚ, ᑮᓚ ᐱᑯ, ᑭᑮ ᒪᒋ ᑑᑖᑎᓐ, ᓀᔥᑕ ᓂᑮ ᑑᑌᓐ ᐆᒪ ᑳ ᒫᓛᑕᐦᒃ ᐁ ᑲᓇᐙᐸᒥᔭᓐ
Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight
Psalm 51:4 [1875]
3
(medical)
it is malignant or virulent
4
(medical)
it is infected
Examples
ᓂᑲ ᐸᑭᑎᓀᓐ ᒋ ᐅᑎᐦᑲᐦᑌᒃ ᐊᓂᒪ ᐁ ᒫᓛᑕᐦᒃ᙮
I will apply (a poultice) to draw out the infection.
Eva Lazarus [2019]
5