The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'qastahal | s/he hits h/ so far that s/he (the object hit; e.g., ball) gets lost |
| 'qastehmon | s/he hits it so far that it gets lost |
| 'qastehmuwan | s/he hits something belonging to h/ so far that it gets lost |
| qastehsin | s/he stumbles |
| 'qat | (see 'kat 2) |
| qatamke | s/he plays football |
| 'qatey | (baseball, hockey) h/ shin guard |
| qatsis | quart bottle |
| 'qay- | (see also entries beginning with uhkay-) |
| 'qayihtawotuwok | they (two) are mad at each other, angry at each other |
| 'qayu | s/he is angry |
| qcossiyahke | (see 'qotsiyahkan) |
| qe- | (see also entries beginning with oqe-, q-, qi-, qo-) |
| qecehtahsu | s/he tries (especially, tries to hit something or someone, e.g., target, deer, jackpot) |
| qecehtahsuwey | target |
| qecehtu | s/he tries, attempts |
| 'qecehtun | (see 't-oqecehtun) |
| qeci (qec-, qet-) | trying, attempting; testing, challenging |
| qeci-, qec- | (see also entries beginning with 't-oqeci-, 't-oqec-) |
| 'qecihtun | (see 't-oqecihtun) |
| qecikesu | s/he asks, questions, inquires, consults |
| qecikesuwey | question, inquiry |
| qeci-komutone | s/he tries to steal (e.g., in attempted robbery) |
| qecuhse | s/he tries to walk |
| 'qelokelomal, 'qelokeltomon | (see 'kewokelomal, 'kewokeltomon) |