The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| moci-piyehsuwol | pubic hair |
| moci-pomiye | (car) it runs poorly, malfunctions |
| moci-psahal | s/he smells bad odor from h/, dislikes the smell of h/ |
| moci-psehtun | s/he smells bad odor from it, dislikes the smell of it, thinks it smells terrible, bad, etc.; (in translation) it smells bad to h/ |
| moci-psehtuwan | s/he dislikes the smell of something belonging to h/; s/he thinks something belonging to h/ smells bad |
| moci-pskihkuhuke | s/he has poison ivy (skin rash) |
| moci-pskihq | (plant, Rhus radicans) poison ivy |
| moci-psuhune | s/he is bad-hearted, is evil-hearted |
| moci-psuhusu | s/he smells bad to self |
| mociptine | (cards) s/he holds bad hand |
| mociqehtomuwal | s/he makes faces at h/ |
| mociqetutom | s/he grimaces, has sour face or unpleasant facial expression |
| mociqewu | s/he frowns |
| mocitahamal | s/he distrusts h/, thinks of h/ as bad, thinks badly of h/; s/he has lewd thoughts about h/ |
| mocitahamsu | s/he thinks poorly of self |
| mocitahasosku | s/he habitually has evil thoughts, s/he is evil-minded |
| mocitahasu | s/he has dirty thoughts |
| mocitahasuwakon | bad thought(s), evil thought(s), lewd thought(s) |
| mocitahasuwatomon | s/he thinks evil or lewd thoughts about it |
| mocitahatomon | s/he distrusts it, thinks of it as bad, thinks badly of it; s/he has lewd thoughts about it |
| moci-'tawapenke | s/he hates to pay debts, is notorious for not paying |
| moci-'tawi, moci-ntawi (moci-'taw-, moci-ntaw-) | do poorly, not know how to do well, not be good at |
| moci-tokotom | (baseball) s/he is poor or weak hitter |
| moci-wahantuhsis | (virus or bacterium causing infection, disease, etc.) germ |
| moci-wisunasu | it is poorly cleaned or tidied |