The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| psikipahte | (lumber) it cracks or splits due to dryness |
| psikiw | (wood, splint, etc.) splitting |
| psikiye | s/he, it splits apart, splits open |
| psiksasu | s/he, it is cut open |
| psiksokuhsis | cedar shingle, shingle made of other wood |
| psiksokuhsishasu | (roof, wall, building) it is shingled |
| psiksokuhsishike | (carpenter, roofer) s/he shingles |
| psiksokuhsisuwine | s/he has shingles (disease: Herpes zoster) |
| psiksoq | (wood) board, piece of lumber |
| psiktihikon | splitting maul |
| psiktokhikon | (basketmaking) stander that is split in two to make an odd number of standers in total, to ensure the correct weaving pattern |
| psimsu | s/he tells on self, confesses |
| psimtuwok | they tell on each other |
| psi-wen, psi-te wen | everyone, everybody |
| psk- | (see also entries beginning with mosk-) |
| pskasu | it is found |
| pske (pskiy-) | turning, branching to one side |
| pskehe | s/he turns to one side while moving along, turns off onto side road, changes direction in which s/he is going |
| pskehom, pskohom | s/he turns to side swimming (e.g., to avoid something); s/he turns to swim into branching waterway (e.g., into brook where it enters river) |
| pskeht | root of white or yellow water lily |
| pskelute | (wood-stove, oil stove, house) it has smoke backed up in it, is full of smoke |
| pskesson | it breaks |
| pskessosson | (something small) it breaks |
| pskessu | (branch, rope, story) s/he, it breaks off |
| psketqon | stub of lopped-off branch, knot (in wood); club (LM) |