The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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Entry | Definition |
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meccoktestun | s/he destroys it in crash (car, etc.) |
mecihposkit sips | (bird) vulture (e.g., Cathartes aura, turkey vulture) |
mecimahkihtehson | (part of gun, etc.) it sticks or jams preventing firing or detonation |
mecimahteskil | (plant, Valeriana officinalis) valerian; (name also given to other plants) |
mecimalihiktehson | (car) it is stuck or hung up in snow (e.g., wheels move freely but chassis is stuck on the snow) |
mecimaliye | s/he, it gets stuck in snow |
mecimalokiqehe | s/he is staring fixedly, h/ eyeballs are "stuck" |
mecimapsqehta | h/ anchor or fishing line is snagged on rock(s) |
mecimcokesson | it is stuck in mud |
mecimcokiye | (shoe, car, wheel, etc.) s/he, it gets stuck, gets mired (in mud, slush, etc.) |
mecimcoktehson | it hits something soft and stops completely |
mecimcokuwe | it is clogged |
mecimcoqe | (car in mud, boat run aground, wheel, etc.) it is stuck or mired |
mecimelomu | s/he laughs all the time, laughs constantly |
mecimessu | s/he, it is stuck |
mecimi (mecim-) | always, permanently |
mecimi-eksku | s/he is always sneezing |
mecimihponoltuwok | they are always fighting each other, are constantly fighting each other |
mecimihponosu | s/he is always fighting |
mecimihputun | s/he is always bothering it or fiddling with it |
mecimihputuwan | s/he is always bothering something belonging to h/ |
mecimi-katun | s/he forgets where s/he put it, s/he mislays it |
mecimiptinehsin | h/ hand gets stuck |
mecimiptun | s/he grabs it (moving object) and holds it still; s/he holds on to it too long (e.g., baseball bat) |
mecimi-te | always |