The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| puspekihke | the grass is wet |
| puspekiqe | h/ face is wet |
| puspiptine | h/ hand is wet, h/ hands are wet |
| 'puspiptinenal | s/he wets or moistens h/ hand(s) |
| 'puspiptun | s/he wets it quickly by running wet fingers over it (e.g., sweetgrass) |
| 'puspiptuwan | s/he wets quickly something belonging to h/ |
| puspocoke | (soil, sponge, moss, etc.) it is soggy |
| 'puspocokihkomon | s/he steps on it (something soft and wet; e.g., mudflat, boggy ground) |
| 'puspolal | s/he wets h/ |
| 'puspotun | s/he wets it |
| 'puspotuwan | s/he wets something belonging to h/ |
| 'puspotuwewan | s/he wets it for h/ |
| pusqahsu | s/he is sound asleep, s/he sleeps soundly |
| pustahpis | post office |
| pustolkat | postcard |
| pusu | s/he leaves by boat or car |
| 'putakhal | s/he slaughters h/ by piercing heart (pig, sheep, etc.) |
| putakhike | s/he slaughters (animals) by piercing heart with knife |
| putawehe | (bread) it rises; (person, animal) s/he bloats, is bloated |
| putawehta | s/he makes raised bread |
| putawehtahsu | s/he makes sourdough or yeast bread |
| putawehtike | s/he makes sourdough or yeast bread |
| putawehtikon | raised bread; yeast, yeastcake, sourdough |
| putawessu | s/he, it bloats, inflates; (bread) s/he rises |
| putawiyapskessu | s/he gets bloated (and bulges out) |