The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| kahpotawse | s/he steps down, steps off (something) |
| 'kahpotayahkan | s/he throws it out, ditches it (e.g., tosses incriminating evidence out of car); s/he throws it down off (of something) |
| kahpotayatuwe | s/he climbs down (off something) |
| kahpotayute | s/he disembarks and unloads household goods and establishes residence |
| kahs-, kas- | wipe, wipe off; remove |
| 'kahsahqahal | s/he wipes h/ dry (pot, dish, food residue) |
| 'kahsahqahmon | s/he wipes it dry |
| 'kahsakomitehlal | s/he boils salt out of h/ (dried fish) |
| 'kahsamkihputun | s/he scours it with scouring powder |
| 'kahsapahmon | s/he crosses it out with line |
| 'kahsapawolal | s/he rinses h/ off (removing dirt, soap, etc.) |
| 'kahsapawotun | s/he rinses it off (removing dirt, soap, etc.) |
| 'kahsapawotuwan | s/he rinses off (removing dirt, soap, etc.) something belonging to h/ |
| kahsaqhehlosu | s/he deodorizes self (with deodorant or by airing self out) |
| kahsaqosit | person being purified or purged of sin, person in Purgatory |
| 'kahsaqosomon | s/he burns it off (paint, residue) |
| kahsaqosu | (food) s/he is parboiled; (religion) s/he is purified, is purged of sin (especially, in Purgatory) |
| kahsaqote | (paint, residue) it burns off; (dye, cloth) it fades |
| kahsehtasu | it is erased, is wiped or rubbed out, is crossed or blacked out; it is effaced; (marriage) it is annulled |
| 'kahsehtun | s/he erases it, rubs it out, effaces it; s/he crosses it out, blacks it out |
| 'kahsehtuwan | s/he erases, etc. something belonging to h/ |
| 'kahsicukhal | s/he wipes h/ (dish, pot, etc.) |
| kahsicukhike | s/he wipes dishes, dries dishes |
| kahsicukhikon | dishtowel, dishcloth |
| 'kahsicukhomon | s/he wipes it dry (utensil) |