The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| kinaq | at least; (kinaq-op) if only |
| kinaqce | s/he has big turd (large in diameter) |
| kinaqsu | (log, flagpole, carrot, cigar) s/he is big in diameter, is thick; (person) s/he is stout, is solid |
| kinatokonasu, kintokonasu, kintokatokonasu | it is braided thick, is braided using more than the usual number of strands |
| kinatpe | s/he has large head |
| kinatqekusu | (tree) s/he has big branches or limbs |
| kinatqonokosu | (tree) s/he has big branches or limbs |
| kinawone | (bird, reptile) she lays big eggs |
| kincane, kinocane | (e.g., gun in pocket) it is noticeable because it creates a bulge |
| kincemoss | king |
| kincemossikuwam | palace |
| kincemossusq, kincemossisq | queen |
| kincokapskosu | s/he is plump or chubby, is very fat |
| kincoke | it is very dirty, there is a lot of dirt on it |
| kincokhoke | s/he is very fat, is corpulent or obese |
| kinekon | (cloth, hide, paper, etc.) it is large |
| kinessu | s/he tries hard, is zealous; s/he moves violently |
| kineyu | (porcupine quill, awl, etc.) s/he, it is sharp |
| kinhoke | (woman) she is pregnant |
| kini (kin-) | big, large, great |
| kinihpone | he has big testicles |
| kinihtone | s/he has big nose; (bird) s/he has big beak or bill |
| 'kinihtun | s/he makes it bigger, enlarges it; s/he dilates it (pupil of eye) |
| kinikaniw | (house, building) it is big |
| 'kinikonomon | s/he grows it big or bigger |