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pə̀ssahso
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he (sun, moon, etc.) is naturally bright, is giving off light
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- pə̀kihkəso shared opening he (bread, etc.) is baked, scorched, he is cooked dry by water evaporation, is over-cooked or burned
- pə̀kihkəte shared opening 1) it is baked, 2) it is overcooked, cooked dry, burned dry by water evaporation;
- pə̀ko shared opening gum, pitch (in sap form, or when used to pitch a canoe,
- pə̀kohke shared opening 1) he does pitching (to boats, etc.), 2) he gathers pitch,
- pə̀kok shared opening 1) in the dirt, ashes, dust, 2) in the gum
- pə̀kəte shared opening smoke,
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- kə̀sahso related meaning: Sun (+2 more) he shines brightly (sun, moon or star only),
- pə̀ssahtawe related meaning: Sun (+2 more) he/it shines, glows, gives off light (as a firefly, star, the moon, but not the sun),
- ahsəwahsóhkihle related meaning: Sun (+1 more) he (sun, moon) goes behind the clouds.
- kisóhso related meaning: Sun (+1 more) 1) he (it) is a month, 2) it (the sun) gives off light, 3) the sun shines, 4) there is sunlight,
- kəsáhsənike related meaning: Sun (+1 more) he shines a reflected light (on someone or something, as the sun on a mirror, then onto someone or s
- náhiso related meaning: Sun (+1 more) the moon or sun goes down, declines toward the horizon, (but doesn't set).