The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| w- | (see also entries beginning with uw-) |
| wahant | devil, demon, evil spirit, Satan |
| wahantoluhke | s/he does devil's work |
| wahantoluhket | one who practices witchcraft or magic or sorcery |
| wahantuhs | insect, bug; cockroach |
| wahantuhsis | imp; bug, insect |
| wahantusq, wahantuwusq | she-devil |
| wahantuwi-sahkat | (insect) dragonfly, damselfly, darning needle |
| wahcehtahsu | s/he waves (hello, goodbye, etc.) |
| wahcehtuwal | s/he waves to h/ |
| wahcessu | s/he, it is seen in a flash (something moving or briefly illuminated) |
| wahcil | acorn of eastern white oak (Quercus alba) |
| wahcilomoss | (tree, Quercus alba) eastern white oak (possibly also Quercus macrocarpa, bur oak) |
| wahcu | s/he is seldom or rarely seen |
| wahk, wahka, wahkac, wahkat | barely, hardly, scarcely; after much difficulty |
| wahkaci (wahkac-, wahkat-) | barely, hardly |
| wahkacihpu | s/he eats very little |
| wahkacinaqsu | s/he looks barely alive |
| wahkaci-nonom | s/he knows hardly anything, is ignorant, is uneducated |
| wahkaci-piyehsuwatpe | s/he has thin hair |
| wahkacitutom | s/he can barely move; s/he is shy |
| wahkaciw | barely |
| wahkaliqs | wheel |
| wahkaluson | fort, fortress, military base; defensive armor |
| wahkatakonimal | s/he tells about h/ ill health or infirmity |