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pskʷéwəte

II · reflex.

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it just starts to boil (water)

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  • pskahtáwehso shared opening water lily flower,
  • pskàhsən shared opening west wind [side or branched wind]
  • pskàhtəkʷən shared opening 1) branch, bough (of tree or shrub) [usual meaning], 2) branch of a river,
  • pskàmo shared opening he skips out, ducked out, ran on the loose, ran away from home,
  • pskànahkʷ shared opening limb, bough, (usually dead) on a tree,
  • pskáhtawe shared opening water lily blossom or flower,

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  • móskičəwan related meaning: Cook / boil (+1 more) it flows to the surface, there is a spring of water boiling up.
  • pə̀kihkəte related meaning: Cook / boil (+1 more) 1) it is baked, 2) it is overcooked, cooked dry, burned dry by water evaporation;
  • nətepάkkʷahəlα related meaning: Cook / boil (+1 more) I place him in a pot to cook (to fry, without water)
  • nətαnkáwəpaton related meaning: Cook / boil (+1 more) I add water to it (something boiling dry),
  • nəčawahpənάkkʷahəlα related meaning: Cook / boil (+1 more) I place him in a pot to cook with water
  • pə̀kihkəso related meaning: Cook / boil (+1 more) he (bread, etc.) is baked, scorched, he is cooked dry by water evaporation, is over-cooked or burned

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