The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| eci | (conjunct forms only) very, very much; when |
| ecicuwon | (liquid) it leaks through, flows through |
| ecihc, ecihp | (see eci) |
| 't-ecilqonal | s/he carries h/ under arm; s/he supports h/ by holding h/ arm or elbow |
| 't-ecilqonomon | s/he carries it under arm; s/he supports it by holding on to it |
| 't-ecilqonomuwan | s/he carries something belonging to h/ under arm |
| econ | (person) agent (especially, Indian agent) |
| ecuwiw | (gambling) s/he hedges bets; (cards) s/he antes up |
| ehc- | (see also entries beginning with ahc-, c-) |
| ehcuw- | (see entries beginning with cuw-, ahcuw-) |
| ehcuwi | (see cuwi) |
| ehcuwi-luhkasik | routine task, chore |
| eheceyu | it is difficult |
| ehecinaqot | (hidden, camouflaged, in fog) it is hard to see, is just barely visible |
| ehecinaqsu | (hidden, camouflaged, in fog) s/he is hard to see, is just barely visible |
| eheluweyu | s/he has strange ways, is eccentric |
| eheluwihposku | s/he is fussy eater by nature |
| eheluwomtu | s/he has stange ways |
| ehem | chicken, hen |
| ehemuhke | s/he hunts chickens |
| ehemuwikuwam | chicken coop, chicken house |
| ehetsu | s/he hesitates out of shyness |
| ehetuwapahasikil | (baseball) foul lines |
| ehetuwapekopehtahsu | (basketmaking) s/he binds first in one direction and then back in the opposite direction (making the binding tighter and more even) |
| 't-ehetuwenskeptun | s/he carries it (them) under both arms |