The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary

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Entry Definition
s/he looks through it (something transparent), looks at it through something transparent or translucent
s/he looks through something transparent belonging to h/; s/he looks at something belonging to h/ through something transparent or translucent
(shoe, sock) water or dampness comes through h/, it
through (in particular, passing through a substance or atmospheric condition, etc.; e.g., cloth, glass, wall, filter, fog, darkness)
(liquid) it flows through, trickles through
s/he, it bleeds through
s/he, it is chilled through
lettuce-leaf
(see weskitaqotek)
cucumber
pumpkin, squash
s/he is chilled to bone; (shirt, etc.) cold comes through h/
(fence, wall, etc.) wind or breeze or draft goes through it
(filter, sieve) liquid goes through h/, it
s/he has or suffers from asthma
the heat of h/ body comes through
its heat penetrates; heat penetrates it
it is chilled all the way through; (hat, wall) cold comes through it
(see wespasahkiwik)
(planet) Venus, morning star
(cup, roof) s/he, it leaks (a little bit or slowly)
it leaks through with the liquid accumulating
(baseball) ball thrown high
person of high rank; commander, executive, noble, etc.
higher education, college, university