The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| cocihtehson, coctehson | it hits lightly (against something) |
| cocinaqot | it looks crowded, looks cluttered; it is messy looking |
| cocinaqsu | (person working in tight or crowded space) s/he looks as if s/he doesn't have enough room |
| cociwoss | closely; unexpectedly |
| cocolatom | s/he takes shallow breaths, has difficulty breathing, is short of breath; s/he has asthma |
| cocomiye | (cigarette, stick, etc.) s/he, it misses hole when being inserted |
| cocuhs | worm (Sipayik) |
| cokahk | (expresses surprise, shock, disgust) yikes!, whoops!, ugh!, yuck!, etc. |
| cokahsuwiw | s/he has venereal disease |
| coke | here, let me see that (indicates interest in something near or being held by person spoken to); hmm ... let me think; well, now; let me go by |
| cokehlu, coke-olu | (see coke, olu) |
| cokiqis | wart; decorative loop woven into side of basket |
| cokiqishasu | (basket) it is decorated with cokiqisok (see cokiqis) |
| 'cokoptahal | s/he slaps h/ |
| 'cokoptehmuwal | s/he applauds h/ (by clapping hands) |
| cokoptihike | s/he claps hands, applauds |
| 'cokuhkalal | s/he passes h/ in stool (something undigested) |
| 'cokuhkatomon | s/he passes it in stool (something undigested), passes it by defecating |
| cokuhke | s/he defecates |
| 'colokahal | s/he presses h/ down |
| 'colokahmon | s/he presses it down |
| 'colokehlal | s/he squeezes h/, presses h/ |
| colokehtikon | squeeze bulb, plunger, gadget that works by squeezing or pressing (e.g., car-horn) |
| 'colokehtun | s/he presses it, squeezes it |
| colokihike | s/he squeezes using tool |