The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| pus- | wet |
| puscokpe, puccokpe | s/he is wet |
| 'puskelcan, 'puskelcanom | h/ finger |
| puskiw, puski-te | sometimes, often |
| puskiyelcan | (on glove, mitt, etc.) finger |
| puskockolanimin | (fruit of Sambucus racemosa) red elderberry |
| puskolahqe | s/he parboils (something) |
| 'puskolaqosal | s/he parboils h/ |
| 'puskolaqosomon | s/he parboils it |
| 'puskolaqosomuwan | s/he parboils something belonging to h/ |
| puskoleyu | s/he it is fragile, is delicate |
| puskolinaqsu | s/he looks weak, looks frail |
| 'puskonal | s/he buries h/, inters h/ |
| puskonasu | it is buried |
| puskonike | s/he buries things; s/he attends funeral |
| puskonikon | casket, coffin |
| puskonikonaloq | (open hole in ground) grave |
| puskonikonihkuk | in, at, to graveyard or cemetery |
| puskonikonihq | graveyard, cemetery |
| 'puskonomon | s/he buries it |
| 'puskonomuwan | s/he buries something belonging to h/ |
| puskosone | s/he has wet shoes |
| pusol | bushel |
| puspahkomike | it is wet land |
| puspe | it is wet, is damp |