uyšan

Northern Ohlone

Etymology

From uyša (“shame, embarrassment”) +‎ -n (stative verb suffix).

Verb

uyšan

1. to be embarrassed, ashamed.
   • 1921, María de los Angeles Colós, José Guzman, and John Peabody Harrington, Chochenyo Field Notes:

     kaanak uyšan takráaše

     I'm ashamed to ask

References

María de los Angeles Colós, José Guzman, and John Peabody Harrington (1930s) Chochenyo Field Notes (Survey of California and Other Indian Langauges)‎^[1], Unpublished