The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 't-emehkekcenomon | s/he lowers it (eye) |
| emehkew | down below, downstairs |
| emehki (emehk-, emek-); emehke (emehkiy-) | down, downstairs, at the bottom |
| 't-emehkolutomon | s/he discounts it, lowers price of it |
| emekte | it is below, it is at the bottom, it is downstairs |
| emereqe | mosquito (Tobique) |
| 't-emesokehlal | s/he strips h/ (of clothing) |
| emesokehlosu | s/he removes all own clothing, s/he strips |
| 't-emesokehtun | s/he undresses it, uncovers it (e.g., bandaged wound) |
| emesoki (emesok-) | naked, in the nude, bare (mainly Pesk) |
| emesokinaqot | it looks bare |
| 't-emesokinehlal | s/he tears off all h/ clothing, rips h/ clothes off h/ |
| 't-emesokinehtun | s/he rips its covering off |
| emesokiw | naked, in the nude, bare (Pesk) |
| emesokiye | s/he is naked, is nude, is bare (Pesk) |
| emesokohom | s/he swims naked, goes skinny-dipping (Pesk) |
| 't-emesokonal | s/he removes all h/ clothing, strips h/ |
| 't-emesokonomon | s/he strips it, bares it |
| emesokonsu | s/he takes off own clothes, strips |
| emesokoqsu | s/he sleeps naked (Pesk) |
| emopolons | ambulance |
| empaye | (baseball) umpire |
| empayewiw | (baseball) s/he acts as umpire, s/he umpires |
| emqan | spoon |
| emqanossinuk | (people) they lie close to each other on their sides and facing same way (like nested spoons) |