| Language | Lakota |
|---|---|
| Entry | break off (1) |
| Meaning | break something with the hand by pushing or pressure; sitting e.g. on a board and breaking it; measure and cut cloth or buckskin with a machine at the factory |
| Original entry | -ksA, pa- ‘break something with the hand by pushing or pressure; sitting e.g. on a board and breaking it’ B-429a; ‘measure and cut cloth or buckskin with a machine at the factory’ EJ |
| Sources | EB: 429a; EJ |