The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| pahtayamkapasuwok | (soldiers, etc.) they walk to left in lines |
| pahtayapu | s/he looks to the left |
| pahtayaskuwipit | (baseball) left fielder |
| pahtayewestu | s/he is outspoken, speaks own mind, speaks without caring what others think; s/he lies |
| Pahtolihk | Patrick |
| pahtoliyas | priest |
| pahtoliyasuwiw | he is a priest |
| pahtonoss | button |
| pahtonossaloq | buttonhole |
| pahtuwessu | (blood) it forms clot |
| 'pak | (slang) fib |
| pakahqaha, paqahqaha | (bird, various species) woodpecker |
| 'pakahqehsiktun | s/he bumps or knocks its head against something |
| 'pakahqehsimal | s/he knocks h/ head (someone else's) against something |
| pakahqehsimsu | s/he bumps head against something |
| pakahqehsin | s/he bumps head against something |
| 'pakahqehsinon | s/he bumps head on it |
| pakahqehson | it bumps its head, its head bumps against something |
| 'pakahqehtehsimal | s/he bumps or knocks h/ head (someone else's) against something |
| pakahqehtehsimsu | s/he bumps head against something |
| pakahqehtehsin | s/he bumps head against something |
| 'pakahqehtestun | s/he bumps or knocks its head against something (e.g., ax against rock) |
| 'pakahqestun | s/he bumps or knocks its head against something |
| pakk | hockey puck |
| 'pakolapsqehtun | (cooking) s/he boils it |