The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| psopuhkask | (Nepeta cataria) catnip |
| psosahq, 'sosahq | horsefly |
| psotaqhike | s/he hills earth around stalks of plants |
| psotaqhikewey | (garden tool) cultivator |
| psq- | (see also entries beginning with posoq-, posq-) |
| psqahsuwe 1 | (flower, plant) it blooms |
| psqahsuwe 2 | (young woman) she blooms, reaches child-bearing age |
| psqentu | s/he bursts into song |
| psqeyu | s/he, it is intact, is whole, is not smashed; (ai) s/he is healthy |
| psqihtuwewakon | razor |
| psqihtuwuhusu | s/he shaves self |
| psqihtuwuhusut | razor |
| psqoc | tree stump |
| psqocis | war club |
| psqolehtahsu | s/he sets fires, commits arson |
| psqolehtasu | it is set afire, set ablaze |
| psqolehtikon | match, lighter |
| psqolehtoma, psqolehtome | s/he lights cigarette, cigar, etc.; (smoking) s/he lights up |
| psqolenike | s/he starts fires (grass-fires, brush-fires, or other uncontrolled or uncontained fires) |
| psqolesson | it bursts into flames, catches fire |
| psqolessu | s/he, it bursts into flames, catches fire |
| psqolhe | s/he, it catches fire; h/ house catches fire |
| psqopehsan | it rains and snows at same time |
| psqopehsis, pskupehsis | droplet |
| psqopehtehson | (liquid, faucet) it drips repeatedly |