The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| sehsicin | s/he scratches self so badly that s/he cries (e.g., on thorns) |
| 'sehsi-kiwacehlal | s/he makes h/ cry by making h/ feel lonely; (in translation, inverse forms) s/he misses h/ so much that s/he cries; (inverse forms with inanimate subject) s/he misses it so much that s/he cries |
| 'sehsi-kolulal | s/he gets so mad when scolding h/ that s/he (scolder) cries |
| 'sehsi-ktomakiyal, 'sehsi-'tomakiyal | s/he treats h/ so badly that s/he makes h/ cry |
| sehsiluwehe | s/he is so angry that s/he cries |
| 'sehsimal | s/he makes h/ cry by saying something to h/ |
| sehsimsu | s/he makes self cry (by what s/he says) |
| sehsine | s/he cries from pain |
| sehsi-tqesu | s/he is tearfully embarrassed or shy, is so embarrassed that s/he cries |
| sehsi-wolitahasu | s/he is so happy that s/he cries; s/he is ecstatic, is overjoyed |
| sehsolamu | s/he cries from hunger, is so hungry that s/he cries |
| 'sehsoliqehtahal | s/he makes h/ cry by hitting or slapping h/ very hard |
| sehsoluhke | s/he works so hard that s/he cries |
| sehsomolsu | s/he cries because of pain s/he feels |
| 'sehsonal | s/he makes h/ cry using hand(s) (e.g., hugging h/ too hard, eating ice cream in front of h/ without giving h/ any) |
| sehsonuwasoma, sehsonuwasome | (baby) s/he can't stop crying, cries inconsolably |
| sehsossomu | s/he drinks so much that s/he cries |
| sehta (sehtay-) | back, backward, backwards |
| sehtacuwon | (water) it flows back or backward (e.g., reversing falls, backwash on beach) |
| sehtahahsit, sehtahamuhsit | squid (various species) |
| sehtahkawotuwok | they (two) walk backward |
| 'sehtahkomon | s/he pushes it back using force of body; s/he wears it backward (garment) |
| 'sehtahkuwal | s/he pushes h/ back using force of body; s/he wears h/ backward (garment) |
| 'sehtahlal | s/he pulls h/ back |
| sehtahom | s/he swims backstroke, swims backward |