The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| kuhkukhahsuwi-psan | it snows in big (moth-like) flakes |
| 'kuhpehsewatomon | (religion) s/he confesses to it (sin, transgression, etc.) |
| kuhpehsewe, kuhpehsewiw | (religion) s/he confesses, goes to confession |
| kuhpehsewikotahsu | (priest, etc.) s/he acts as confessor, receives confession |
| kuhpewinaqot | it looks weak; it looks faded; it is hardly visible |
| kuhpewinaqsu | s/he looks weak; s/he looks faded; s/he is hardly visible |
| kuhu | s/he sleeps; s/he falls asleep |
| kuhucu | s/he feels cold |
| 'kuhulal | s/he puts h/ to sleep, puts h/ to bed |
| kuhulose | s/he puts someone to sleep (by feeding, rocking, stroking hair, etc.; usually child, but also adult patient, invalid) |
| kuhumopel | curfew bell |
| kuhus | cow |
| kuhusey | beef |
| kuhusikuwam | barn, stall |
| 'kuhusikuwamiw | (person) s/he has a barn |
| kuhusisey | veal |
| kuhusiske | (bull) he sires calves |
| kuhusisuwew | calfskin |
| kuhusotekon | cowhide |
| 'kuhusumiw | s/he owns or keeps cow(s) or cattle; s/he is cowherd |
| kuhusuwi (kuhusuw-) | of cow(s) or cattle, bovine |
| kuhut | bed |
| kuhutsewe | s/he wears clothes too thin for cold weather |
| kukec | game-warden, policeman; (in game of tag) person who is "it"; (archaic) totem (human-like figure used, e.g., as personal mark of canoe-maker) |
| kukec wawon | (fruit of Echinocystis lobata) wild cucumber |