The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'pakotahsu | s/he tells lie, s/he fibs |
| 'pakotahsuwakon | lie, fib, falsehood, untruth |
| paksis | box |
| 'pakskalihtomon | (horse, moose, other large animal rearing up) s/he comes down on it from above |
| 'pakskalihtuwal | (horse, moose, other large animal rearing up) s/he comes down on h/ from above |
| pakskalituwiye | (bird, pilot) s/he dives (at something) while flying, swoops |
| 'pakskalituwiyehtomon | (bird, pilot) s/he swoops down on it |
| 'pakskalituwiyehtuwal | (e.g., eagle catching fish) s/he swoops down to get h/ |
| 'pakskalituwiyemal | (bird, pilot) s/he swoops down on h/ |
| 'paktunehtahal | s/he slaps h/ in mouth with back of hand |
| pal | (shortened form of op-al; see also wen-op-al apc) |
| 'palapiyiktun | s/he shows it off proudly |
| palapiyi-sips, palapihi-sips | (bird, genus Pavo) peacock |
| palapiyiw, palapihiw, palapiw | s/he is proud |
| palapiyiwakon, palapihiwakon | pride |
| palapiyomtu | s/he acts proud, is snobbish, puts on airs |
| palapuwitahasu | s/he thinks proudly |
| palessu | s/he shows off, struts, acts smug |
| 'paleyutomon | s/he treats it generously |
| 'paleyuwal | s/he treats h/ generously |
| pali (pal-) | proud, proudly; happy, happily |
| pali | barley |
| 'palihtuwal | s/he shows off to h/ |
| 'palikhal | s/he shows h/ off, boasts about h/ |
| 'paliktun | s/he shows it off, boasts about it, flaunts it |