The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| penotiksuwine | s/he as appendicitis |
| peqekesson | (cloth, paper, etc.) it is drying out |
| peqesson | (clothing on line; surface of road after rain) it is drying out, it is drying off |
| peqessu | s/he, it dries quickly |
| peqishiket | one who sews, tailor, seamstress |
| peqosinaqot | it looks discouraging; it is disappointing in appearance; it is unconvincing; it is of no interest |
| peqosinaqsu | s/he looks discouraging; s/he is disappointing in appearance; s/he is unconvincing; s/he is of no interest |
| 'peqositahamal | s/he has a low opinion of h/, thinks little of h/, is disappointed in h/; s/he is indifferent to h/ |
| peqositahasu | s/he feels discouraged, is disappointed; s/he lacks confidence in self; s/he is indifferent |
| 'peqositahatomon | s/he has a low opinion of it, thinks little of it, is disappointed in it; s/he is indifferent to it |
| peqqonaskehtasikil | hulled corn |
| peqsoke | (wood, lumber) it is dried out |
| peqsokessu | s/he, it dries out |
| 'peqsotomon | s/he finds its sound familiar (after not hearing it for a long time) |
| 'peqsotuwal | s/he finds h/ voice familiar (after not hearing it for a long time) |
| peqt- | (see entries beginning with pehqiht-) |
| Pesamkuk | on, at, to Mt. Desert Island, Maine |
| 'peskhal | s/he shoots h/ |
| peskhihpulsu | he masturbates to orgasm |
| peskhike | s/he shoots; he has orgasm, ejaculates |
| 'peskhikektun | s/he uses it to shoot with; s/he shoots it (gun, etc.) |
| peskhikon | bullet casing |
| 'peskhikosamal | s/he flicks h/ (hits h/ with finger, snapping it with thumb) |
| 'peskhikosatomon | s/he flicks it (hits it with finger, snapping it with thumb) |
| peskhoma, peskhome | he has orgasm (Pesk) |