The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| ektuwiw | s/he behaves, acts; (theater) s/he acts |
| el | (female deer) doe |
| el- | (see also entries beginning with l-, ol-) |
| elacimok | furnishings, gear, equipment |
| elaktahasik | house with peaked and shingled roof |
| elamektek | (architecture) interior sheathing |
| elamsitat, eli-lamsitat | the sole of h/ foot |
| elankiyahsok | (flower part) petal |
| elapekhasik | wind-up clock, alarm clock |
| elapekiyak | rocking chair, swing |
| elapewit | (man, boy) his looks, his physical appearance |
| elapiqessimk | flash or blink of eye |
| elatokahk, eltokahk | (cloth) its texture |
| elatuwewik | climbing plant |
| elekopit | rug, carpet |
| elensis | anchovy, sardine, brit |
| eleyik | event, occurrence, happening; truth, the way it is |
| eleyimok, eleyultimok | (shared way of life) culture; customs, traditions |
| eli | (see oli) |
| elihpon | elephant |
| elihqekotasit | chewing gum |
| elikanik | (architecture) frame, framing |
| elikapuwahasik | acre |
| elikit | (conjunct forms only) the way s/he looks; s/he is ugly |
| Elikk | Alex, Alec |