| cocomiye |
(cigarette, stick, etc.) s/he, it misses hole when being inserted |
| 't-etestehkomon |
s/he misses it when s/he goes to meet it (train, bus, etc.) |
| 't-etestehkuwal |
s/he misses h/ when s/he goes to meet h/ |
| 'kayya, 'kayye |
that was close! it just barely missed! (exclamation when something just misses happening, e.g., when narrowly missing an intended target, or when almost getting hit, as by a car) |
| kcoski (kcosk-) |
loosening; slipping off or out; missing intended target |
| kcoskomehta |
s/he misses when trying to insert (e.g., peg into hole, plug into socket) |
| kcoskomessu |
s/he, it misses hole when being inserted |
| kcoskte |
(shot, projectile) it is off the mark |
| 'kocoskeksomon |
s/he nearly cuts it but misses, the knife slipping off it |
| 'kocoskotomon |
s/he misses it or loses hold of it when biting it |
| 'koskomaqtahal |
(woodcutter) s/he misses h/ when striking but hits h/ with handle (of ax, etc.) |
| 'koskomaqtehmon |
(woodcutter) s/he misses it when striking but hits it with handle |
| 'koskomaqtestun |
(woodcutter) s/he misses with it when striking but hits its handle against intended target |
| 'koskomaqtestuwal |
(boxer) s/he misses when striking at h/ with fist but hits h/ with forearm |
| metsihkomon |
s/he is too late to catch it (bus, etc.) |
| metsihkuwal |
s/he is too late to catch h/ (i.e., misses appointment with h/, etc.) |
| nahkawotun |
s/he hits below it (intended target), shoots below it |
| nankomaqtesta |
s/he misses with ax hitting with handle instead |
| nomkomiye |
s/he, it goes past the appointed cutoff, goes right by without stopping |
| nuhtoqaptun |
s/he just misses getting hold of it (object just out of reach) |
| 'pasithal |
(marksman) s/he overshoots h/, shoots over h/ (i.e., misses h/ by shooting too high) |
| 'pasithomon |
(marksman) s/he overshoots it, shoots over it (i.e., misses it by shooting too high) |
| 'polaphal |
s/he misses h/ tracks |
| 'polaphomon |
s/he misses its tracks |
| 'polapomal |
s/he looks past h/, looks at h/ without seeing h/ (e.g., when looking for someone in a crowded room) |
