"ᎧᎹᎹ ᎤᏔᎾ" meaning in Cherokee

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Noun

Forms: kamama utana [romanization]
Etymology: From ᎧᎹᎹ (kamama, “butterfly”) + ᎤᏔᎾ (utana, “big”). From observation of flapping ears as similar to butterfly wings. Head templates: {{head|chr|noun|||f1accel-form=p|f1tr=|tr=}} ᎧᎹᎹ ᎤᏔᎾ • (kamama utana), {{chr-noun}} ᎧᎹᎹ ᎤᏔᎾ • (kamama utana)
  1. elephant Wikipedia link: Smoky Mountain News Categories (lifeform): Elephants Derived forms: ᎠᎺᏉ ᎧᎹᎹ ᎤᏔᎾ (amequo kamama utana) (english: elephant seal)
    Sense id: en-ᎧᎹᎹ_ᎤᏔᎾ-chr-noun-zQjExDFt Categories (other): Cherokee entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        }
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      "derived": [
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          "word": "ᎠᎺᏉ ᎧᎹᎹ ᎤᏔᎾ"
        }
      ],
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    }
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      "word": "ᎠᎺᏉ ᎧᎹᎹ ᎤᏔᎾ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ᎧᎹᎹ (kamama, “butterfly”) + ᎤᏔᎾ (utana, “big”). From observation of flapping ears as similar to butterfly wings.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kamama utana",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ᎧᎹᎹ ᎤᏔᎾ"
}

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