The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| psahkonahtehson | it falls and hits ground, floor, bottom; (car) it bottoms out |
| psahkonahtehsu | (diver, mountain-climber) s/he falls and hits bottom |
| psahkonassu | s/he, it descends and lands |
| psahkonawse | s/he, it gradually works way downward, descends a little at a time |
| psahkoniw | on floor, on ground; on bed of river, ocean, lake |
| psahqakon | lumber mill |
| psam | (fish, Alosa sapidissima) American shad |
| psamqewocu | s/he is frozen solid |
| psamqewoton | it is frozen solid |
| psan | it snows |
| psanakiw | freezing mist settles to the ground |
| psaninaqot | it looks as if it's going to snow |
| psanisiye | it is snowing a little, is snowing lightly |
| psaniyehsis | (bird, Plectrophenax nivalis) snow bunting, snowbird |
| psapskaqote | (potato, etc.) it is cooked whole |
| psehpon | (plant, Allium tricoccum) wild leek; onion |
| psehponahasu | (food) it has onions in it, is served with onions |
| psehson | it smells sour or spoiled |
| psehtahsu | s/he skins |
| psehtamu | s/he smells, sniffs; s/he has sense of smell |
| psekon | it is continuous sheet, is seamless (also said of rapidly moving objects that appear as continuous surface as they pass by) |
| psekonoss | (see sekonoss) |
| pseku | s/he is continuous sheet, is seamless (also said of rapidly moving objects that appear as continuous surface as they pass by) |
| pseqi (pseq-) | misplacing, losing accidentally |
| pseskonike | s/he weeds, hoes |