The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| minsossey | something made of raspberries; (inanimate) raspberry jam |
| minsossimahtek, minsossuwimahtek | (Inula helenium) elecampane, wild sunflower |
| minsossimus | (plant, genus Rubus) raspberry bush, raspberry cane |
| minuhtehmon | s/he hits it again |
| minuhtihike | s/he wakes up, turns over, and goes back to sleep |
| minus | thorn, thorny plant |
| minuwakopehtun | (basketmaking) s/he rebinds it |
| minuwalokittiye | s/he is extremely mean-spirited or nasty, is very sullen or unpleasant |
| minuwapawolal | s/he rinses h/ again |
| minuwapawotun | s/he rinses it again |
| minuwapekhomon | s/he rewinds it, replays it |
| minuwapekhomuwan | s/he replays or rewinds something belonging to h/ |
| minuwapeksu | s/he serves again in the same office or position |
| minuwaqosomon | s/he recooks it (e.g., tough meat to make it tenderer) |
| minuwawsu | s/he comes back to life |
| minuwe | s/he catches cold again |
| minuwehtun | s/he redoes it |
| minuwi (minuw-, minuh-) | once again, over again; repeating one or more times |
| minuwihtestun | s/he bumps it again (e.g., sore spot on foot); s/he reinjures it by hitting it |
| minuwihtun | s/he remakes it, makes it again |
| minuwi-kolaqhike | (carpenter, roofer, etc.) s/he renails |
| minuwi-nipuwiw | s/he is remarried; s/he remarries, gets married again |
| minuwintuwatomon | s/he sings it again |
| minuwit | mean or nasty person |
| minuwiw 1 | (word, symbol, text, etc.) it means |