The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mehqamkesk | in, at, to Red Beach, Maine |
| mehqanokahtek | (literally) red book; (cap.) the Bible; (cap.) Eugene Vetromile's "Indian Good Book" (1857) |
| mehqapskosit | beet |
| mehqaqsit | elongated beet |
| mehqaqsoskil | (Cornus stolonifera) red osier dogwood, red willow |
| mehqatpat | (bird, Dryocopus pileatus) pileated woodpecker |
| mehqe | s/he moans, groans |
| mehqeyik, mehqeyit | (see pqeyu) |
| mehqeyit | (bird, Carpodacus purpureus) purple finch |
| mehqihtuwat | man with a red beard) |
| mehqilqonat | (bird, Agelaius phoeniceus) red-winged blackbird |
| mehqimin | (fruit of Cornus canadensis) bunchberry |
| mehqiminokahk | (plant or leaf, Cornus canadensis) bunchberry |
| mehsi (mehs-, mes-) | (conjunct forms only) why, what for, how come |
| mehsihpit | (conjunct forms only) why s/he is eating; why is s/he eating? |
| mehsikapuwit | (conjunct forms only) why s/he is standing; why is s/he standing? |
| mehtacomu | s/he has finished telling story |
| mehtahqe | (person) s/he has finished doing the cooking; s/he has quit job as cook |
| mehtahqiw | it has deteriorated, is in disrepair, is dilapidated; it is useless |
| mehtahtuwe | it has stopped giving light, has stopped shining; (plant) it has stopped blooming |
| mehtakomek | at the end of the lake |
| mehtalke | s/he finishes digging, has finished digging |
| mehtaluhkot | the cloud(s) come to an end |
| mehtaluwosehlosu | s/he loses weight, becomes thin or thinner through excercise or diet |
| mehtaluwosiye | s/he loses weight, becomes thinner, slims |