The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'paliktuwan | s/he shows off or boasts about something belonging to h/ |
| Palin | Pauline |
| palinaqot | it is ostentatious, is showy |
| paliqetutom | s/he looks proud, looks stuck up (facial expression) |
| paliqewu | s/he looks proud; s/he looks stuck up |
| 'pali-sunhomon | s/he puts elaborate makeup on it (face), paints it decoratively |
| 'palitahamal | s/he is proud of h/; s/he thinks h/ stuck up |
| palitahamsu | s/he is proud of self, thinks highly of self; s/he is stuck on self |
| 'palitahasikhal | s/he pleases h/ |
| palitahasu | s/he is pleased, is happy, is proud |
| 'palitahatomon | s/he thinks of it with pride, is proud of it |
| palitutom | s/he carries self proudly |
| paliyusu | s/he spiffs self up, makes self sharp-looking; s/he puts on makeup |
| 'palkuwal | s/he makes h/ proud |
| 'palomolsikhal | s/he makes h/ feel important |
| palop | bulb (flower bulb, lightbulb) |
| palqepu | s/he sits proudly |
| paltaqot | it sounds fancy |
| paltaqsosku | s/he is boastful, is a braggart |
| paltaqsu | s/he boasts, brags |
| paluhse | s/he walks proudly |
| Pamas Yuniyon | (store in Perry, Maine) Perry Farmers' Union |
| 'panahkalal | s/he yanks h/ out into the open |
| 'panahkan | s/he yanks it out into the open |
| 'panahkewan | s/he uncovers something about h/ |