The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'peskhomon | s/he shoots it (e.g., target) |
| peskhusu | s/he shoots self |
| peskhutasu | (gun, cannon) it is fired; (target) it is fired at |
| 'peskhutomon | s/he fires it (gun); s/he shoots at it (intended target) |
| 'peskhutomuwan | s/he fires something belonging to h/ (gun, cannon); s/he shoots at something belonging to h/ |
| 'peskhutomuwewal | s/he fires gun for h/, shoots at something for h/ |
| Peskihikonok | on, at, to Baskahegan Lake, Maine |
| peskocokolanimin | (fruit of Sorbus americana) American mountain ash berry |
| peskocokolanimus | (tree, Sorbus americana) American mountain ash |
| peskoqsu | he ejaculates in sleep, he has wet dream |
| peskote | (gun) it shoots off, it fires; it blows up, explodes |
| peskotehsok | firecracker; (slang) bean; (Impatiens capensis) touch-me-not, jewelweed |
| peskotek olonahq | shooting iron; handgun |
| peskotom | (fish, genus Pollachius) pollock |
| peskotomuhkat | a Passamaquoddy person |
| peskotomuhkati | Passamaquoddy |
| peskotomuhkatihkuk | in Peskotomuhkati territory |
| Peskotomuhkatik | in Peskotomuhkati territory |
| peskotomuhke | s/he spears or fishes for pollock |
| pesksahsu | (milk, sausage, onion, sparkler) s/he sputters, crackles, sizzles, throws sparks |
| pesksahte | (firewood, cedar kindling, water spilled on hot stove) it sputters, crackles, sizzles, throws sparks; it scintillates |
| peskuhs | one; one of them, one of them in particular |
| peskuwat | gun, firearm; (slang) penis |
| 'peskuwatiw | s/he has a gun; s/he is armed |
| pesopal | baseball; yarn-ball (home-made baseball) |