ᐙᒡ wâc
(particle)
even
Examples
ᐊᐗ ᓂᑭᒄ ᐋᑕ ᓵᓵᑭᔅᑴᐸᓕᐦᐅᐤ ᐊᓐᑕ ᓂᐲᐦᒃ ᐲᐦᒋ ᐊᓐᑕ ᓰᐲᔑᔑᐦᒃ, ᒨᓚ ᐙᒡ ᑲᓇᐙᐸᒫᑲᓂᐎᐤ᙮
Even though the otter in the small river repeatedly sticks his head out of the water, he is not even looked at.
Harvey Smallboy - Cree Notes & Texts collected by Truman Michelson [1935]
Etymology
Earlier wâci.
References
variantwâwâc
38 results found
Some words starting with 'wâc'
1
a star
2
a star-shaped symbol
it is starry
a muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)
a lake abounding with muskrats
a wooden stretcher sized for muskrat pelts
a muskrat lodge
a muskrat bone
a baby muskrat
there are many muskrats
1
a muskrat head
2
a traditional divinatory game whereby the answer to an open question is determined by the direction in which a small stick placed inside the nostril of a muskrat skull points after the skull has been thrown, the answer generally being a person, place, or thing
a muskrat pelt
a muskrat tail
muskrat broth
muskrat broth
1
s/he is optimistic about it
2
s/he is optimistic, cheerful
agilely, nimbly, with ease
s/he has an easy time with it, s/he does it easily
a small hill or mountain
there are many hills or mountains
1
a nest
2
a hive
1
it builds a nest(s) out of it
2
it builds a hive(s) out of it
1
it builds a nest(s) for itself
2
it builds a hive(s) for itself
1
it builds a nest(s) for it
2
it builds a hive(s) for it
1
it builds a nest(s)
2
it builds a hive(s)
1
an abandonded nest
2
an abandoned hive
there are rolling hills
it is hilly, mountainous
it (island) is hilly, mountainous
there is a rocky hill, mountain
a hill or mountain
used as a salutation
used as a salutation
s/he salutes
a salutation
s/he salutes h/ (usually understood as a handshake)
they salute each other (usually understood as a handshake)
a mutual greeting