The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| p-, 'p- | (see also entries beginning with nop-, op-) |
| 'pahculal | s/he cheats h/, defrauds h/, swindles h/, deceives h/, fools h/ |
| pahculuwe | s/he cheats, deceives |
| 'pahculuwektun | s/he gets it by cheating |
| pahculuwesku | s/he is a cheat or a faker; s/he is deceitful or dishonest |
| pahculuwewakon | cheating, bribery, trickery, deceit |
| pahculuwewey | something simulated or fake, imitation |
| pahculuwewikhike | s/he cheats in writing (especially, on exam) |
| 'pahculuwewkektun | s/he uses it to cheat or to bribe |
| pahkak | in back yard, out back; behind (building) |
| pahkakuhtak | in back yard |
| 'pahkam | (person, animal) h/ back |
| 'pahkamatp | back of h/ head |
| pahkamey | something for the back; (inanimate) cut of meat from back of animal |
| 'pahkamilc | back of h/ hand |
| 'pahkamine | s/he has backache |
| 'pahkamiskip | h/ nape, back of h/ neck |
| pahkeyu | s/he is sober |
| pahkihkakon | fertilizer, compost |
| pahkihkakonihike | s/he fertilizes, s/he makes or uses compost |
| pahkihkan | fertilizer, manure |
| 'pahkihkatomon | s/he fertilizes it, manures it |
| pahkikatomon | (see 'pokkikatomon) |
| 'pahkikpenomon | (basketmaking) s/he folds in the standers (vertical splints) of it (unfinished basket; before positioning rim at top) |
| pahkitopuhk | pocketbook |