The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| puhkonikciyepu | (container) only bottom of h/ is covered (e.g., cup with only few berries inside) |
| puhkoskan | soup-bone (especially ham bone used in soup) |
| puhpuhkomiqawon | freckle |
| puhpuhkomiqe | s/he has freckles on face |
| puhpukhawihq | balsam fir resin or pitch; blob of this resin found on tree |
| puhpukhawihqimus | (tree, Abies balsamea) balsam fir |
| puhpukhawiqqe | s/he gathers balsam fir resin |
| puhsis | (tied ribbon, shoelace; decoration on top of basket lid) bow |
| puhtay | bottle |
| 'puhtayawhomon | s/he bottles it |
| puhtayolewey | piece or shard of broken glass |
| pukan | (homemade weapon used to shoot nails) bow gun; crossbow |
| pukcinsqehs | (cap.) name of malicious woman in oral tradition; earthenware jug |
| pukcinsqehsuwatpe | s/he is jughead, is slow to understand |
| pukcinsqehsuwi-wasis | (plant, Arisaema triphyllum) jack-in-the-pulpit |
| pukcolakomitehe | it bubbles up (boiling) |
| pukcolakomiye | it bubbles up |
| pukconahq | tree stump (in ground, as driftwood, etc.) |
| pukocalahs | periwinkle (animal and/or shell) |
| pukocalahsuhke | s/he gathers periwinkles |
| pukset, puksetey | live coal, ember |
| puksetey | something dark brown or black |
| 'puktelomon | (humorous) s/he shoots it through guts (television, machine, etc.) |
| 'pukteluwal | s/he shoots h/ through stomach or intestines (animal) |
| puktes | bubble |