The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| kcoskessu | s/he gets free, gets loose, gets away, breaks away |
| kcoski (kcosk-) | loosening; slipping off or out; missing intended target |
| kcoskiye | h/ pants or skirt or diaper, etc. slips down |
| kcoskomehta | s/he misses when trying to insert (e.g., peg into hole, plug into socket) |
| kcoskomessu | s/he, it misses hole when being inserted |
| kcoskte | (shot, projectile) it is off the mark |
| kcoskuwe | s/he is jealous |
| kcoskuwesu | h/ hair or feathers burn off or singe |
| kcoskuwete | its hair burns off |
| ke- | (see also entries beginning with k-, kah-, ki-, kih-, ko-, ku-) |
| kecalokahk | edge of hole or opening in it (e.g., rim of basket, edge of hole in paper) |
| kecalokiqat | edge or corner of h/ eye |
| kecalokosit | edge of hole or opening in h/ (e.g., rim of cup, edge of hole in tree) |
| kecalokossat | edge of h/ ear or of opening in h/ ear |
| kecalokotunat | edge or corner of h/ mouth or h/ lip |
| kecawt | street corner |
| kecc- | (see also entries beginning with kc-) |
| 'keccahqehlal | s/he startles h/ |
| 'keccehsuwalal | s/he takes h/ clothes; s/he strips h/ of parts (e.g., bicycle) |
| 'keccehsuwatomon | s/he takes parts from it; s/he takes some of it (collection of objects) |
| 'keccehsuwatomuwan | s/he takes parts from something belonging to h/ |
| 'keccopskahal | s/he uproots h/ using tool |
| 'keccopskahmon | s/he uproots it using tool |
| 'keccopskehlal | s/he uproots h/ |
| 'keccopskehtun | s/he uproots it |