The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'paskinehtuwan | s/he tears apart something belonging to h/ |
| paskinesson | it bursts open by tearing or ripping |
| paskipokessik | bud that has opened to reveal leaves or needles |
| paskipokesson | (leaf bud) it opens; (plant) it leafs out |
| paskipokessu | (leaf bud, leaf) it opens; (tree or other plant) s/he, it leafs out |
| paskipokiye | it is leafing-out time; the trees, shrubs, etc. are leafing out; (leaf) it is opening |
| 'paskocokapenomon | s/he bursts it by scratching it (usually, with fingernails) |
| 'paskocokapotomon | s/he bursts it by looking at it (used figuratively or humorously) |
| 'paskocokatpehtehmon | s/he hits it and breaks its head open (squashing its head) |
| 'paskocokatpehtelomon | s/he blows its head off by shooting it |
| 'paskocokihkomon | s/he crushes it with foot (feet) |
| 'paskocokihtehmon | s/he smashes it to bits, dashes it to pieces |
| paskocokihtehsin | s/he bursts or shatters from blow or impact (fall, crash, etc.) |
| 'paskocokikhomon | s/he crushes it (using tool, equipment, etc.) |
| 'paskocokokosiyenomon | s/he breaks it open w/ fingernails |
| 'paskocokonal | s/he breaks or crushes h/ (something soft) with hand(s) |
| paskocokonike | (grapes, water balloons, pimples, insects) s/he breaks soft objects or makes soft objects burst with hand(s) |
| 'paskocokonomon | s/he breaks or crushes it (something soft) with hand(s) |
| 'paskocokopolihkomon | s/he tramples it so that it bursts or breaks (something soft; e.g., tube of toothpaste) |
| paskocokopolike | s/he ties something soft tightly inside cloth so that it bursts (e.g., when pressing fruit to make jelly) |
| 'paskocokotomon | s/he breaks or crushes it by biting it |
| paskoloqessu | s/he moves across ice as it cracks (on lake, river, etc.) |
| 'paskonal | s/he crushes h/ with hand(s); (nit, louse) s/he crushes h/ between the two thumbnails held back-to-back |
| paskonike | s/he crushes lice (nits, fleas, etc.) with thumbnails |
| 'paskonomon | s/he breaks it with hand(s) |