The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| tqatuwe | s/he climbs up |
| tqatuwephuwe | s/he climbs up to escape |
| tqesu | s/he is shy; s/he is ashamed, is embarrassed |
| tqesusq | shy woman or girl |
| tqesusqiyiw, tqesusqihiw, tqesusqiw | (girl, woman) she is shy |
| tqesuwakon | shyness, shame |
| tqesuwakoniw | s/he is ashamed; (negative forms) s/he is shameless |
| tqesuwap | shy boy or man |
| tqesuwapiyiw, tqesuwapihiw, tqesuwapiw | (man, boy) he is shy |
| tqesuwiqetutom | s/he is shamefaced, is ashamed to look at anyone |
| tqesuwiqewu | s/he makes embarrassed or shy face, s/he blushes |
| tqesuwitutom | s/he stands shyly |
| tqesuwomolsu | s/he feels shy |
| tqewolosu | s/he embarrasses self |
| tqituwiye | (bird, pilot) s/he flies up |
| tqonke | s/he arrests |
| 'tu- | (see also entries beginning with nihtu-; also check entries beginning with u- or 't-u- in the U section of the dictionary) |
| tuccossu | s/he has dark skin or complexion |
| tucesson | it goes or moves by; it goes or moves so fast |
| tucessu | s/he, it goes by; s/he, it goes or moves so fast |
| tuceyu 1 | s/he is of certain age, s/he is so old |
| tuceyu 2 | it is certain time |
| tuceyuwiw | it is of certain age, it is so old |
| tuci (tuc-, tut-) | (in time, in space) passing by, going by, at certain point; (quantity, intensity, duration etc.) so much, to certain extent; as much as, as many as; (tuci ... naka) as ... as |
| tucicuwon | it flows by; it flows so fast |