v. to adhere; to stick to
1. tšteqpey, 'it is stuck with glue.'
2. ne’ešteqpey, 'it is already tight on the rock.'
3. tšteqpeyutš (Ϟor tšteqpeywaš), 'it was stuck.'
4. tšeqpey hesik̓elew, 'my tongue is tied.'
5. tsteqpey hesiqasqas, 'it is stuck in the sand.'
6. hesipapeł ’an ne’ešteqpey hesilamesa, 'the paper is already glued to the table.'
7. tsiteqpey, musaxsił, lasteqpey, 'they stick on, it does not bite, it just sticks' (said of bloodsucker).
8. tšuputš hešikitše’ǝ steqpey šiwaxanǝš, 'my g-string is dirty, it has excrement on it.'
9. kałwašǝtš sukiyispuwo sipapeł sa’ałpǝlitš, kihusiteqpey sipawpaw, 'it will be well if we buy some fly paper and catch the flies.'
10. tštipey, 'he is pressed up close to a thing.'
11. he’išteqʰpey siqas ’an kas’aqʰwǝtǝ̀y kaqunupmawà, he’ispe’èy ’an kaylo kałyǝtipake’ès kapsusamhà hešipʰpoš, 'the sanddollar is the shadow of the Sun, this flower is the five (points) which thy soul feels when you have a good notion that rises to your head.'
Morph.: [<teq- (instr.attaching) + pey (spread on)>]
Cross References:
  • ’anaputiteqpey shellfish which cling to rocks
  • ’ixweteqpeyeš imitation
  • apiteqpey to burn onto; to stick to by being burnt on to
  • axiteqpey to (keep) attach(ing) to ; to be stuck to
  • maxsuteqpey to follow behind (by nature of being connected to)
  • pey to smear; to tar; to spread on
  • qałtsuteqpey to tie together so as to close a space between two items
  • suteqpey to hitch/connect (as in when attaching a wagon to horses); to glue to
  • teqpeneš to be stuck together; to be glued together
  • utiteqpe’ey to stick to suddenly; to land on suddenly
  • wisuteqpey to make adhere by blows; to nail to
Ref: 91.121.3-123.3

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