The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| lahkap | cellar, basement |
| lahkapaloq | entrance to cellar (from indoors or outdoors) |
| lahkaphawoss | jail, prison |
| lahke | s/he throws; s/he lets go (of something s/he has been holding) |
| lahkesawakon | plow |
| lahkesawe | s/he tills, s/he plows (soil, garden, field, etc.) |
| lahkihikon 1 | hoe |
| lahkihikon 2 | prostitute, whore |
| lahkolem | cream |
| lahkolemhikon | powdered cream, coffee whitener |
| lahkomiksu, olkomiksu | s/he sins, is sinner |
| lahkomiksuwakon | sin |
| lahkomiksuwin, olkomiksuwin | sinner |
| lahkomuhke | s/he renders fat, extracts oil by boiling blubber |
| lahkukehtahsu | s/he shapes or forms, gives things a shape |
| lahkukot | it has such a form, has such a shape |
| lahkuksu | s/he has such a shape or form |
| lahpihkut | smallpox, leprosy |
| lahpihkutuwine | s/he has smallpox, has leprosy |
| lahpihkutuwinet | smallpox victim, leper |
| lahpolisun | jail, prison |
| Lahpult | person whose surname is Laporte |
| lahqekonasu | it is rolled up, it is wrapped in paper, etc. (usually, something stick-like) |
| lahqekonikon 1 | hand-rolled cigarette |
| lahqekonikon 2 | wrapper, wrapping paper |