The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| mocikuwakon | badness, wickedness |
| mocikuwin | bad or evil person |
| moci-litu | s/he lives in poverty, is poor; s/he leads a life of poverty |
| moci-luhkewakon | bad or wicked deed; evil-doing |
| mociluwe | s/he does not feel like eating (e.g., due to sickness, queasiness) |
| mociluwehkuwal | s/he makes h/ sick, causes h/ to become ill |
| mociluwuhuke | s/he has motion sickness, is seasick, is car-sick or air-sick |
| mocimahsu | s/he smells bad, stinks, reeks |
| mocimahte | it smells bad, stinks, reeks |
| mocimal | s/he talks dirty to h/, speaks abusively or roughly to h/; s/he speaks badly of h/ |
| moci-manimiw | s/he has very little money, is poor |
| moci-mihqelsu | s/he recalls unpleasant or sexual memories |
| mocinaqot | (ugly, in poor condition, of poor quality) it looks bad |
| mocinaqsu | (ugly, in poor condition, of poor quality) s/he looks bad |
| mocinasu | s/he looks bad to self, finds self unattractive |
| mocinehe | (tree) h/ wood splits poorly (e.g., because grain is twisted) |
| mocinessu | s/he, it tears poorly (e.g., not in straight line or leaving messy edges) |
| Mocinikosk | on, to island near whirlpool in Canadian waters near Eastport, Maine |
| mocinomon | s/he thinks it looks terrible, bad, etc.; s/he dislikes the look of it |
| mocinomuwan | s/he dislikes the look of something belonging to h/; s/he thinks something belonging to h/ looks bad |
| moci-nsotasu, moci-'sotasu | s/he explains self poorly, it is poorly explained; s/he, it is poorly understood, is misunderstood |
| moci-nsotom, moci-'sotom | s/he misunderstands, understands poorly, has difficulty understanding |
| mocinuwal | s/he dislikes the look of h/ |
| moci-peciphal | s/he corrupts h/, leads h/ astray (morally) |
| moci-piyehsuwiw | s/he has pubic hair; s/he enters puberty, is adolescent |