The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| psqotemu | s/he bursts into tears |
| psuhike | s/he clears land, deforests; clears land of high grass |
| psuhsis | (see psuwis) |
| psuhun 1 | (cards) heart |
| psuhun 2 | (cut of meat) heart (e.g., beef heart, chicken heart) |
| psuhunap | aorta, artery; pulse, heartbeat |
| psuhunine | (see moshunine) |
| psuhutolosu | s/he has something in eye |
| psulimin | (fruit of Photinia floribunda, also called Aronia prunifolia) chokeberry |
| psuliminaks | chokeberry (shrub in the genus Aronia; see note) |
| psuliminimus | chokeberry (shrub in the genus Aronia; see note) |
| psulu | s/he chokes |
| psuwahq | dried dead wood (standing tree, bushes, etc.) |
| psuwimin | (fruit of genus Gaylussacia) huckleberry |
| psuwis 1 | cat |
| psuwis 2 | pussy-willow catkin |
| psuwisc | cat excrement, cat turd |
| psuwisuwiqewu | s/he has catlike face; h/ face is unexpressive, s/he has poker face |
| psuwossis | (see psuwis) |
| pt-, pt_- | (see also entries beginning with mot-, 'pot-) |
| ptahm- | (see also entries beginning with ptohom-) |
| ptahma, ptahme | s/he hooks fish, catches fish; he "hooks" girl |
| ptenukiye, 'tenukiye | s/he has or gets skin irritation, rash, inflammation (e.g., diaper rash, heat rash) |
| ptewolon, ptewolonisq, ptewolonusq | (see motewolon, motewolonisq) |
| ptihike | s/he hooks fish, catches fish (with hook, net, weir, etc.); s/he "hooks" a mate |