The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| siki-cikon | hard or tough apple (sometimes used as nickname) |
| 'siki-cuwihtun | s/he works hard to earn it, acquires it through hard work |
| sikicuwon | (water) it flows roughly, flows with difficulty |
| siki-ehpituwiw | s/he is a hard woman (hard to deal with, mean, tough, etc.) |
| sikihpun | it is hard winter (bad weather, difficult to get food) |
| sikihtasu | it is difficult to make or do |
| siki-kolusu | s/he is stubborn, is bullheaded, is pigheaded |
| sikiku | s/he is stubborn, is fierce, is tough on others |
| sikiliyem | (insect) cricket, katydid |
| siki-maniye | s/he is tight with money, is miserly, is niggardly; s/he is tightwad |
| sikinaqsu | s/he is stingy |
| sikinaqsuhtasu | s/he goes without, lives ascetically, lives parsimoniously |
| 'sikinaqsuhtomon | s/he is stingy with it |
| sikinaqsuwakon | stinginess |
| sikinaqsuwin | stingy person |
| 'sikine | s/he dies with much suffering |
| sikipisokek | thick growth of trees, underbrush, etc. that is difficult to pass through |
| siki-pomawsuwin | hard person (difficult to deal with, mean, tough, etc.) |
| sikiqesu | s/he is dried up, is shriveled (e.g., plum turned into prune); (tire, balloon) s/he is deflated |
| sikiqete | it is dried up, is shriveled, is wilted, is deflated |
| sikiqewsewiw | it is gradually losing air or deflating, is gradually wilting or drying up |
| siki-sapiye | s/he, it goes through with difficulty |
| 'sikitahasu | s/he has painful thoughts |
| 'sikitahatomon | s/he thinks it difficult (task, chore); s/he is reluctant to do it, does not want to do it |
| siki-wolame | s/he is stubborn in what s/he says (argument, opinion); s/he always has to be right |