GLOSSARY OF CHEROKEE WORDS
Project Gutenberg EPUB3 edition
Mooney, James
Tsunu′lăhûñ′skĭ— “He tries, but fails” (habitually), from detsinu′lăhûñ′gû′ (q. v.), “I tried, but failed.” A former noted chief among the East Cherokee, commonly known to the whites as Junaluska. In early life he was called Gûlʻkăla′skĭ, a name which denotes something habitually falling from a leaning position (cf. Ătă-gûlʻkălû′ and Tsulʻkălû′.) See page 164.
tsûñ-ka′wi-ye′, tsûñ-sĭkwa-ya′, tsûñ-tsu′la-ya′, tsûñ-wa′ʻya-ya′—“I am (tsûñ or tsi, verbal prefix) a real (yă, ye, noun suffix) deer” (kawĭ′, archaic for aʻwĭ′); opossum, sĭ′kwa; fox, tsuʻlă; wolf, waʻya. Archaic song forms. See number 15.
Tsûsginâ′ĭ—“the Ghost country,” from asgi′na, “ghost,” ĭ, locative, and ts, a prefix denoting distance. The land of the dead; it is situated in Usûñhi′yĭ, the Twilight land, in the west. See number 5.
tsuakwaʻlĭ—plural of uskwaʻlĭ, short.
Tsuskwănûñ′năwa′tă—“Worn-out blanket,” from tsuskwănûñ′nĭ, blanket (the word refers to something having stripes), and uwa′tă, “worn out.” James D. Wafford, a prominent Cherokee mixed-blood and informant in the Western nation, who died about 1896. See page 236.
Tsûta′ga Uweyûñ′ĭ—“Chicken creek,” from tsûta′ga, chicken, and uweyûñ′ĭ, stream. An extreme eastern head-stream of Nantahala river, in Macon county, North Carolina. See number 122.
Tsuta′tsinasûñ′yĭ—“Eddy place.” A place on Cheowa river at the mouth of Cockram creek, in Graham county, North Carolina. For tradition see number 122.
tsutsŭ′—see tlutlŭ′.
tsûñtû′tsĭ—see tlûñtû′tsĭ.
tsuwă′—the mud-puppy or water-dog (Menopoma or Protonopsis). See number 59.
Tsuwaʻtel′da—a contraction of Tsuwaʻteldûñ′yĭ; the name has lost its meaning. Pilot knob, north from Brevard, in Transylvania county, North Carolina. See number 82 and notes.
Tsuwa′-uniyetsûñ′yĭ—“Where the water-dogs laughed,” from tsuwă′ (q. v.), “water-dog,” uniye′tsû, “they laughed” (agiyet′skû, “I am laughing”), and yĭ, locative; Tusquittee bald, near Hayesville, in Clay county, North Carolina. For story see number 122.
Tsuwe′năhĭ—A traditional hunter, in communication with the invisible people. See number 83. The name seems to mean “He has them in abundance,” an irregular or archaic form for Uwe′năĭ, “he has abundance,” “he is rich,” from agwe′năĭ′, “I am rich.” As a masculine name it is used as the equivalent of Richard. See number 83.
Tuckalechee—see Tĭkwăli′sĭ.
Tuckasegee—see Tsĭksi′taĭ.
Tugaloo—see Dugilu′yĭ.
tugalŭ!—the cry of the dagûlʻkû goose.
tugălû′nă—a variety of small fish, about four inches long, frequenting the larger streams (from gălû′nă, a gourd, on account of its long nose). See number 39 and notes.
tûksĭ′—the terrapin or land tortoise; also the name of a Cherokee chief about the close of the Revolution. Săligu′gĭ, common turtle; soft-shell turtle, uʻlănă′wă.
Tûksi′tsĭ—see Tsĭksi′tsĭ.
Tuli-cula—see Tsulʻkălû′.
tûlsku′wa—“he snaps with his head,” from uskă′, head; the snapping beetle.
Tunâ′ĭ—a traditional warrior and medicine-man of old Itsâ′tĭ; the name can not be analyzed. See number 99.
Turkeytown—see Gûn-di′gaduhûñ′yĭ.
Turniptown—see Uʻlûñ′yĭ.
Tuskegee—see Taʻski′gĭ.
Tusquittee bald—see Tsuwă′-uniyetsûñ′yĭ.
Tusquittee creek—see Daskwĭtûñ′yĭ.
tu′sti—for tusti′gă, a small bowl; larger jars are called diwa′ʻlĭ and ûñti′yă.
tûñ′tăwû′—a small yellow night-moth. The name comes from ahûñ′tû, a word implying that something flits into and out of the blaze. See number 59.
tu′tĭ—snowbird.
Tuti′yĭ—“Snowbird place,” from tu′tĭ, snowbird, and yĭ, locative. Little Snow-bird creek of Cheowa river, in Graham county, North Carolina.
tû′tsahyesĭ′—“he will marry you.”
tu′yă—bean.
tu′yă-dĭskalawʻsti′skĭ—see ta′gû.
tû′yahusĭ′—“she will die.”
Tymahse—see Tomassee.
Uchee—see Ani′-Yu′tsĭ.
udâ′hale′yĭ—“on the sunny side.”
udâ′ĭ—the baneberry or cohosh vine (Actæa?). The name signifies that the plant has something long hanging from it.