The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| psesqis | (plant, Hedeoma pulegioides) American pennyroyal |
| psetokahma | h/ hair is parted, s/he parts (own) hair |
| psew | gunpowder |
| psewis | (hexapod found on snow in late winter; species of order Collembola) springtail, snow flea; (insect of genus Drosophila) fruit fly |
| psi, psiw, psi-te | all, every; completely, entirely |
| psihk- | (see also entries beginning with 'posk-) |
| psihkac | using full strength, using maximum effort |
| psihkasu | (garment, clothing) it is worn |
| psihkusuwon | necklace |
| psihkusuwonhom | s/he is wearing necklace(s) |
| psihtu | s/he has contagious disease |
| psikapskiye | (rock) there is a crack or split in it |
| psikawtosson | (road, path) it splits, there is fork in it |
| psikemu | s/he tattles |
| psikemuwey | evidence |
| psi-keq, psi-te keq, psi-keqsey | everything |
| psikessu | s/he, it splits |
| psikeyu | s/he, it is split |
| psikhike | s/he splits or chops wood, hews |
| psiki (psik-) | splitting, split (apart); cracked |
| psikikonike | s/he splits wood following grain by guiding blade as s/he goes along (to keep it aligned with grain) |
| psikilluwe | (snake, etc.) s/he has split tongue, has forked tongue |
| psikinehe | (cup, window, etc.) s/he, it is cracked; (shirt, hat, etc.) s/he, it is torn |
| psikinessu | (cloth, garment, paper, etc.) s/he, it splits (by ripping, tearing) suddenly or all at once |
| psikipahsu | s/he cracks or splits due to dryness |