The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| mocomolsu | s/he feels sick, feels ill; s/he is hung over |
| mocomomqosu | (clothing) s/he is uncomfortable (too tight, scratches skin, etc.) |
| mocomomqot | it is an uncomfortable feeling; (jewelry, clothing) it is uncomfortable (too tight, scratches skin, etc.) |
| mocomotomon | s/he dislikes the feel of it; (in translation) it feels bad to h/ |
| moconal | s/he fondles h/ sexually |
| mocone | (cards) s/he holds bad hand |
| moconis | (one who touches people sexually) groper |
| moconoma, moconome | s/he is sloppy |
| moconomewinaqot | it looks messy or sloppy |
| moconuhmon | s/he buys it at unfair price (too high) |
| mocopekehtun | s/he roils it, stirs up sediment in it (water); s/he pollutes it (water, well) |
| mocopekihtun | s/he roils it, stirs up sediment in it (water); s/he pollutes it (water, well) |
| mocopekot | (liquid) it is dirty, is contaminated, is polluted |
| mocopeq, mocopeqs | muddy or murky water; (mocopeqs) pothole |
| mocopu | s/he sits badly (e.g., due to injury or on faulty chair seat); s/he sits in sexy or provocative position; (golf ball, billiard ball) s/he is in bad position; (driver) s/he is parked badly or in dangerous place |
| mocoqone | the heel of h/ shoe is crooked, is worn unevenly, etc. |
| mocotake | (animal) s/he is in heat |
| mocqepu | s/he sits badly (e.g., due to injury or on faulty chair seat); s/he sits in a sexy or provocative position |
| mocsotasu | s/he sounds bad to self, dislikes sound of own voice |
| mocsotomesku | s/he always imputes dirty or sexual meaning |
| mocsotomon | s/he dislikes the sound of it; (in translation) it sounds bad to h/, it sounds dirty or blasphemous |
| mocsotuwal | s/he dislikes the sound of h/ (h/ voice, h/ words); (in translation) s/he sounds bad to h/, s/he sounds to h/ as if s/he is talking dirty or cursing |
| moctahal | s/he chops or pounds h/ poorly (tree, ash log, etc.) |
| moctahasu | (tree, log, pole) s/he, it is poorly cut (e.g., crooked, too short); (ash log) s/he is poorly pounded |
| moctehmon | s/he chops or pounds it poorly |