The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| kihk- | (see also entries beginning with okihk-) |
| 'kihka ('kihkay-) | completely, to completion; entirely; all |
| 'kihkacokahasu | (soft substance) s/he, it is all scraped or scooped out |
| 'kihkahtasu | it is eaten up, it has all been eaten |
| 'kihkaka | s/he dances until end (of musical number, party, marathon, etc.) |
| kihkakon | cultivated fruit or vegetable |
| kihkamkuhun | canoe pole (for propelling canoe) |
| kihkamq | leech, bloodsucker |
| 'kihkamqehtahal | s/he nudges h/ on head with hand or fingertips to get h/ attention |
| kihkan | garden |
| 'kihkanasu | it is all taken, it is sold out |
| 'kihkane | (tree, etc.) s/he is completely dead; (plural forms, also) all of them are dead |
| 'kihka-neqqenike | s/he plants completely under the soil (tuber, root, etc.) |
| 'kihkanewiw | it is completely dead |
| kihkani-kukec | scarecrow |
| kihkaniyehsis | sparrow (species uncertain) |
| 'kihka-pehkihtahsu | s/he cleans up thoroughly |
| 'kihka-piskahtewse | (sun, moon) s/he is in total eclipse, s/he is completely darkened |
| 'kihkaqosu | s/he burns self |
| 'kihkaqosusu | s/he accidentally burns self |
| 'kihkaqote | it burned up |
| 'kihkasson | it is all gone, used up; (also, for plant) it is extinct |
| 'kihkayankuwe | (peddler, storekeeper) s/he sells everything s/he has |
| 'kihkayapenke | s/he pays all s/he owes |
| 'kihkayaqosu | s/he burns up |