The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'kuskahtehkomuwan | s/he capsizes something (boat) belonging to h/ |
| 'kuskahtehkuwal | s/he capsizes h/ |
| kuskahtuhuke | s/he, it tips with or on the waves |
| 'kuskakomon | s/he capsizes something belonging to h/ (boat) by dipping paddle too far in |
| 'kuskakomuwan | s/he capsizes something belonging to h/ (boat) |
| 'kuskakuwal | s/he capsizes h/ (person in boat) by dipping paddle too far in |
| kuskalamson | it tips with or in the wind |
| 'kuskanal | s/he tips h/ (cooking pot), capsizes h/ (person in boat) |
| 'kuskanomon | s/he tips it, tilts it, capsizes it |
| kuskawe | (pitcher, cooking pot, etc., spilling or pouring contents) s/he, it tips; (toboggan, boat, person in boat) s/he, it tips, capsizes |
| 'kuskawehtun | s/he tips it, capsizes it |
| 'kuskawehtuwan | s/he tips or capsizes something belonging to h/ (boat) |
| kuspem | lake |
| kut- | (see also entries beginning with oqt-, 'qot-) |
| kutaskikocu | s/he has cold feet |
| kutoput | (see qotoput) |
| 'kutoputiyahmon, 'kutoputiyektun | (see 't-oqtoputiyahmon, 't-oqtoputiyektun) |
| kuts | goat; (shoe) boot |
| 'kutsonomal | s/he gives h/ cigarette, gives h/ enough tobacco for one smoke (e.g., pipeful) |
| kuttayimuwiw | s/he has good time (e.g., at party) |
| kuw- | (see also entries beginning with kuh-) |
| kuw, ku 1 | (tree, Pinus strobus) white pine |
| kuw, ku 2 | (felled trunk of any species of tree) log; railroad tie |
| kuwanimin | (fruit of Gaultheria procumbens) teaberry |
| kuwehke | s/he is cutting logs |