Uʻtlûñtûñ′yĭ—“Uʻtlûñ′tă place;” see Uʻtlûñ′tă. A place on little Tennessee river, nearly off Citico creek, in Blount county, Tennessee. See [number 66] and notes and [number 124].
U′tsălă—“Lichen”; another form of utsăle′ta. A Cherokee chief of the Removal period. See page [157].
utsăle′ta—lichen, literally “pot scrapings,” from a fancied resemblance.
Ûñtsaiyĭ′ (also Etsaiyĭ′ or Tsaiyĭ′, the first syllable being almost silent)—“Brass.” A mythic gambler. See [number 63] and notes. The present rendering, “brass,” is probably a modern application of the old myth name, and is based upon the resemblance of the sound to that produced by striking a sheet of metal.
utsa′nătĭ′—rattlesnake; the name is of doubtful etymology, but is said to refer to the rattle.
Utsa′năti′yĭ—“Rattlesnake place.” Rattlesnake springs, about two miles south from Charleston, Bradley county, Tennessee. See page [132].
utset′stĭ—“he grins” (habitually). See sĭ′kwă utset′stĭ.
utsĭ′—her (his) mother; etsĭ′, agitsĭ′, my mother.
Utsi′dsătă′—“Corn-tassel,” “Thistle-head,” etc. It is used as a masculine name and was probably the Cherokee name of the chief known during the Revolutionary period as “Old Tassel.”
utsu′ʻgĭ—the tufted titmouse (Parus bicolor); also called u′stûtĭ, “topknot, or tip.” on account of its crest. See [numbers 35] and [66]. û′tsûtĭ′—fish. Cf. u′tsûtĭ, many. ûñwădâ′lĭ—store-house, provision house. See [number 3] and notes.