The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| mukcawonatpe | h/ hair is messed up, s/he has messy hair |
| mukcawonatpehlal | s/he messes up h/ hair |
| mukcawonatpehtun | s/he messes up its hair (e.g., paintbrush) |
| mukcawonatpelamsuke | h/ hair blows around in wind, is messed up by wind |
| mukcawoni- (mukcawon-) | (animal) having bristling hair, quills, feathers; (person) having messy hair |
| mukcawonikiye | (animal) h/ fur bristles, h/ hair stands up in response to fear or anger; (porcupine) h/ quills bristle; (bird) h/ feathers are ruffled or fluffed up; (humorous: person) h/ hair is frizzy (e.g., after shampooing) |
| mukon | (isopod, various species) wood louse, sow bug, pill bug |
| mula (mulay-) | deep into; going deep |
| mulahk- | (see also entries beginning with mulk-) |
| mulahke | (ground) there is depression in it, it is lower than surrounding terrain |
| mulahkecuwon, mulkecuwon | (water) it cuts into ground as it flows, erodes bank, etc. |
| mulahkepolasu, mulkepolasu | (ground) a depression has been trampled in it (e.g., from repeated walking, dancing, etc.) |
| mulahte | it is in deep, is deeply rooted |
| mulamulal | s/he puts h/ in deep |
| mulamutun | s/he puts it in deep |
| mulamuwomomqot | it is deeply felt |
| mulatahatomon | s/he feels it deeply (emotion) |
| mulatomuwehe | (boat, iceberg) s/he, it sits deep in the water; (whale) s/he sounds |
| mulatomuwiyat | iceberg |
| mulayahkalal | s/he digs deep hole in h/, digs deep hole for h/ |
| mulayahkatomon | s/he digs deep hole in it, digs deep hole for it |
| mulayalkasu | it is dug deep, is dredged |
| mulayalkatasik | deep hole (usually, in ground) |
| mulayalkatomon | s/he digs deep hole in it, digs deep hole for it |
| mulayalkatomuwewan | s/he digs deep hole in it for h/, digs deep hole for it for h/ |