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pestmat
Recordings:
Recording by dmm
Recording by ewm
Recording by jnw
Part of Speech:
verb animate intransitive
Pronunciation Guide:
bes·tê·mat
Translation:
He/she starves
Meanings:
starve
Example of word used in a sentence:
Text:
Amsgwes na petman mu gisigtantu'n gilu.
Translation:
In the old days you starved if you couldn't hunt for (gather) your food.
Recording:
Recording by dmm 🔉
Related Entry:
aptaqanet
Alternate Grammatical Forms:
pestmai --
I starve
-- (first person singular animate)
pestmaieg --
We starve
-- (first person dual exclusive animate)
pestma'tieg --
We starve
-- (first person plural exclusive animate)
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ajioqjemin
: blackberry
ajioqjeminaqsi
: blackberry bush
alawei
: pea
aloqoman
: grape
alu'saq
: lean meat / lean tissue
amjaqamat
: spread on / smear
amjaqamuatl
: spreads something for him/her / smeers something for him/her
amqwan
: spoon
amqwanji'j
: spoon
apita'taqan, apita'taqan
: baking powder / baking soda / rising agent / yeast / leavening
apjelmultimgewei, apjelmultimkewei
: grain of rice
aptaqanet, aptaqanet
: starve
atuomgomin
: strawberry
e's
: clam
egsitpu'gowei
: breakfast / item pertaining to morning / event pertaining to morning
egsitpu'gwatalmgewei
: item for breakfast / food for breakfast
egsitpugwatalg
: eat breakfast
ejgujg
: squash / pumpkin
ela'muet
: ladle out / dish out the food
elanqaiejit
: stomach wall of a cow / tripe
elm'joqteg
: spread of food / setout (as table)
elusgnawet
: knead dough
emegwatalg
: eat disgusting food / eat in a disgusting manner / messy eater
emtesgatalg
: fussy eater / eat fussily / finicky eater
enmapejit
: carrot
epistamit
: using a piece of food dipped in milk, syrup, or broth and eating it / sop up (with bread)
esg'patl
: eat raw
esg'tamit
: eat raw food
esg'tg
: eat raw
esg'tmm'gewei
: cucumber / something to be eaten raw
esge'g
: raw / uncooked
esmatl
: feed
essit
: ripe
etlapu'teg
: brew
etlatalg
: eat
etloqs'g
: cook / bake
etteg
: ripe
g's'talg
: finished eating
galgunawei
: hard cookie / hardtack / biscuit
gaqpesaw
: smelt
gastio'mi
: molasses / syrup
getma'tl
: finish food / clean out of food / not leave any food
getupatl
: want to eat / want to taste
getutg
: want to eat / want to taste
gewising
: hungry
gi'gassmatl
: forcefeed / forcefully give food
glitaw
: strawberry / red raspberry (Nova Scotia and parts of New Brunswick) / berry
glumg
: wheat grain
gmu'jmin
: raspberry
go'gomin
: thornberry / hawthorn berry
gulgwi'su'mi
: lard / pork fat
gulgwi'suei
: pork
gutapigwalatl
: desalinate / desalt (by soaking in several changes of water)
gutapigwatg
: desalinate / desalt by soaking in several changes of water
gweltanat
: feast
jigpatl
: eat all / consume all
jigt'g
: eat all of / finish consuming
jijjawignej
: raisin
laglem
: cream
lamuaw
: yolk / egg yolk
lapilas
: flax seed
lasiet
: plate
lasup
: soup
lasupe'ji'j
: savory / summer savory
lgetu, l'ketu
: mushroom
lgetue'get, l'ketue'ket
: gather mushrooms
loqte'gniget
: trap / set traps
lusgnign
: bannock / dough / biscuit
ma'susi
: fern / fiddlehead
malatalg
: eat little / eat poorly / eat inadequately
malipqwanj
: hazelnut
malqomatl
: eat
malqutg
: eat
masgwe'siman
: pin cherry
matnugtesgewei
: head cheese
matu'patl
: eat scraps / eat a bit of
matu't'g
: eat a bit of / eat leftovers of
matuatalg
: eat a little / snack / eat marginally
matuesuei
: porcupine meat
megetg
: eat plenty of / eat in abundance
megetgl
: eat plenty of / eat in abundance
megwe'jit
: beet
mesa'toq
: swallow / swallow slowly
meseget
: swallow quickly
mespatl
: tasted / tasted by eating / savored
mest'g
: taste / get a taste of
metewatalg
: makes a sound when eating
mewisit
: pick berries
mewlia'gowei
: dinner (noon meal) / lunch time meal / noon meal
migwije'maqan
: table fork
mijipjewei
: food
mijjit
: eat
mijjuaqan
: meal
miloqs'g
: cook in different ways
miloqsatl
: cook in different ways
miloqsawet
: bake variety of pastry / make desserts / make sweets
mima'gwa'taqan
: used for greasing / greaser (for pan)
mimei
: oil / grease
minijg
: berry / fruit / nut
minuoqsatl
: recook
mlagejg
: milk
mlageju'mi
: butter
mlagejua'tat
: add milk (to tea, coffee or drink)
mlagejuo'q
: milk container / milk bottle / milk pitcher
moqopa'q
: wine
msaqa'gw
: crust of bread / bark
musgwatg
: lick
nespatalg
: eat while otherwise occupied
netugulimg
: provisioning (time)
netugulit
: get provisions / provide
nipi'l
: cabbage
o'platalg
: eat improperly
p'tew
: broth
p'tewei
: tea
p'teweie'mat
: have tea break / take tea
pa'le'we'l
: barley
papawei
: horse bean / broad bean / fava bean
pasgoqsign
: jam
passoqsatl
: thicken by boiling / thicken by cooking
pejuei
: codfish meat
pematalg
: eat on the go
pesgwatalg
: graze (as cow or horse)
pestmat
: starve
pestmo'qon
: starvation
petaqan
: pie
petaqanji'j
: tart / small pie
pewaqs'te'get
: thrash (of wheat, grain etc.)
pgu
: gum / pitch / fudge
pguman
: blueberry
pgumanapu
: blueberry juice
pgumane'get
: go to get(pick) blueberries
pgwejijg
: cinnamon
piesgmin
: corn
piliman
: new potato
pilse'g
: numb / unsalted / under-salted / unsalted / under-salted
pipnaqan
: bread
pipnaqane'ji'j
: caraway seed
pipnaqsign
: piece of bread / slice of bread
pipnaqsignji'j
: small piece of bread
pisoqotalg
: eat much / eat alot / has good appetite
pistamit
: sop up (e.g., gravy, molasses) with bread
pistamun
: dip / bread spread or sop (fat, molasses, etc.)
pitlanji'j
: string bean
piwtign
: peeling (of fruit or vegetable)
poggwitewei
: buckwheat pancakes
poqwa'lamgewei
: choke cherry
psa'mun
: brisket
pse's's
: onion
puggwana'latl
: smoke (fish, etc.)
puggwana'tasit_nme'j
: smoked fish
puggwana'teget
: smoke (food)
puggwana'toq
: smoke (fish, etc.)
puggwanaw
: smoked food (e.g. fish or meat)
punatalg
: stop eating
pusgialigs'ta'gwet
: frequently visits at meal-time for free meals
qasgwatalg
: eat a little at a time / snack
s'gepn
: wild potato / ground nut / Indian potato
salawa'tat
: add salt
salawa'toq
: put/sprinkle salt on
salawe'g
: salty / salty
salawe'g
: salty / salty
salawei
: salt
saqamu'guet
: chew (gum)
sasqale's
: scallop
seggw
: sweet / sweet
seggwewei
: sweetener
sewa'tat
: sweeten his/her food / sweeten his/her drink
sewl'g
: sour / sour
sewl'g
: sour / sour
sewlugowei
: rhubarb
sgmugualaw
: spruce gum
sigupaqte'gn
: buttermilk
sisla'gwa'taqan
: fry bread / pancake (fried cake)
sismo'qon
: sugar / maple sugar
sismo'qonima'q
: tastes sweet / tastes like sugar / smells like sugar / sweet (Bear River)
so'gwistaqan
: yeast
soqpatl
: chew
suitis
: candy
tap'tan
: potato
te'pisewa'tat
: add pepper to one's food
te'pisewei
: pepper
te'plma'sewei
: cheese
telpatl
: eat or gnaw on in such a way
telt'g
: eat in such a way / gnaw on
tewatalg
: eat out / eat in restaurant
tia'mu'mi
: moose fat or tallow
tia'muei
: moose meat
tuli'jeweie'l
: rice
usgun
: liver
wa'w
: egg
wape'jg
: flour
wapusuei
: rabbit meat
wasapeglaw
: spruce gum
wela'gowei
: supper
weloqotalg
: eat supper / have supper
welpistamit
: have good lunch (on bread dipped with molasses, syrup, broth, milk etc.)
weltamit
: eat well / good·eating
wenju's'gapun, wen'ju'sugapun
: turnip
wenju'su'n, wen'ju'su'n
: apple
wenju'su'napu, wen'ju'su'napu
: apple juice / apple cider
wenjua'p'tew, wen'jua'pîtew
: pea soup
wesamatalg
: overeat
wesamla'muatl
: overload (someone's) plate
wesamoqs'g
: overcook
wesamoqsatl
: overcook
wesamoqteg
: overcooked
wetaqama'sit
: eat (archaic) / snack
wetpatl
: taste
wett'g
: wind blowing from such direction / taste
wi'gatignipgw
: lettuce
wi'n
: marrow
wigamig
: lean (Nova Scotia)
wigapu'g
: taste good
wigapugsit
: taste good
wigew
: fat (animal) / lardon
wigpatl
: like taste of
wigt'g
: like taste of
wigun
: bean
wilu
: food / provisions
winisqi
: tripe
wisqeg
: bitter
wiu'ji'j
: small piece of meat
wius
: meat