dú-cke

dú-cke 
dúshke 
adjective 
Source
short, stumpy, stunted, thick-set 
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May 18, 2011 3:17 pm

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Comparative and superlative, wanting. [JOD] (i.e. there is no comparative or superlative form? [CR])
Added/modified by: Catherine Rudin on 8/13/09, 4:33 PM
omaha 
stative verb 
 
 
Ducke is applicable to logs which; have been left on the ground till the ends have rotted off; but it does not refer to stumps in the ground. [JOD] 
 
 
bicka , dicka, tcecka, tecka, qepa, udage, etc. 
 

Cognates

CognateLast Modified ByCitationLinkActions
see hutedaⁿCatherine RudinView
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ṭúckeCatherine RudinView

Examples

SentenceTranslationLast Modified ByCitationLinkActions
niaciⁿga duckea person who is short, stout, and large around the body but not overlarge (as is denoted by bicka)Catherine RudinView
qȼabe duckea tree from which all the branches have droppedCatherine RudinView

Gloss

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shortCatherine RudinView
stumpy Catherine RudinView
stuntedCatherine RudinView
thick-setCatherine RudinView

Native Definitions

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Short, stumpy, stunted, thick-set.Catherine RudinView