253 terms start with “m

Many

x̣lák ‘many, much, lots’; x̣lákma ‘many people’; čɨ́ł ‘this many, this much’; kʷɨ́ł ‘that many, that much’.

Many

mɨ́ł ‘how many? how much? however many, however much’.

Many-legged

x̣lakwɨx̣aní.

Manzanita

ɨlɨ́k ~ hutuhútu ‘pinemat manzanita, Arctostaphylos nevadensis‘ (also ‘bearberry, A. uva-ursi‘).

Maple

šq̓ɨ́mš ‘big leaf maple, Acer macrophyllum‘; twanúwaaš ~ tanúwaaš ~ šɨk̓ɨmšwáakuł ‘vine maple, A. circinatum‘; ‘Douglas maple, A. glabrum var. douglasii‘.

March

áˀami úšaytš ‘crow’s socks month (when the snowflakes are large like crow socks)’.

Marijuana

mɨlá táwax̣ ‘bad smoke’.

Mariposa

nunás ‘Mariposa or sego lily, Calochortus macrocarpus‘; ‘white Mariposa lily, C. eurycarpus‘; ‘broadfruit Mariposa lily, C. nitidus‘.

Mark

tímat ‘marking, design, branding’; tímaš ‘paper, book, marking’; twakʷstɨ́mit ‘markings left along the trail, petroglyphs’.

Mark

tíma ‘write, draw, brand, sign’; twátima ‘etch, design’; šapíinawi ‘measure, mark out, survey’; twáx̣ƛ̓k ‘mark off’; tkʷápaničaša ‘make a thumb mark, sign with an X, sign, vote’.

Marked

tímani ‘written, drawn, branded, signed’; twáx̣ƛ̓ki ‘marked off’.

Marmot

cáxcam ‘yellow-bellied marmot, Marmota flaviventris‘ (also čɨkčɨ́knu); wáwšit̓un ‘hoary marmot, Marmota caligata‘.

Married

ášamin ‘married (of a man), married couple’; čáynač ‘groom, newly married man; son-in-law’; čáynač xʷɨ́saat ‘newly married old man’.

Marrow

tápu ‘bone marrow’.

Marry

ámani ‘marry (of a woman)’; čáynači (also čáynačwi) ‘marry (of a man)’; pámaliin ‘have a wedding’.

Marry

malíi ‘marry’; ámaniyawa ‘marry (of a woman)’; tk̓ʷálst̓x̣ ‘stand next to, get married’; sáwsalst̓x̣ ‘marry in a church’.

Martin

wałtx̣łá ‘pine martin, Martes americana‘.

Martingale

wášɨmux̣t ‘necklace; martingale’.

Maryhill

Walawítis ‘Maryhill, Washington’.

Mash

q̓ʷíišn ‘be mashed’.