nugwa'toq - Mi'gmaq Mi'kmaq Micmac Online Talking Dictionary - PREVIEW

Home / Search / All Words / Words by Category / About Us

nugwa'toq

Pronunciation guide: nu·gwaa·dohk

Recording by Diane (Listuguj) 🔉
Recording by Eunice (Listuguj) 🔉
Recording by Joe (Listuguj) 🔉

Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she softens it

Meanings:

soften

Example of word used in sentence:

Wesammlge'g na pilei m'gegn, amuj tmg nugwa'toq.
That new leather is too stiff, he/she has to soften it first.

Recording by Joe (Listuguj) 🔉

Variant spelling(s): crumble (Bear River)

Alternate forms:

I soften it

(first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

We soften it

(first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

Other words from category texture

eligua'q - have grain (as of wood) - 🔉
eliguet - have grain / lean toward - 🔉
esgmoqonig - slimy - 🔉
esgmoqonit - slimy - 🔉
gaqe'g - rough texture / not slick / non-slippery - 🔉
gaqjeg - brittle - 🔉
gaqjet - brittle - 🔉
gispasit - dry - 🔉
gispateg - dry - 🔉
guntewapsgeg - rocky / rocky texture - 🔉
jigtaqawet - smooth sheens (for basketry) - 🔉
jijiwa'qiaq - rusty - 🔉
jijiwa'qiet - rusty - 🔉
lapli'sign - satin / silk - 🔉
melga's'g - harden / solidify - 🔉
melga'sit - harden / solidify - 🔉
melga'toq - harden / stiffen / strenghten / build or make strong - 🔉
melge'g - hard / hard - 🔉
melge'g - hard / hard - 🔉
metgwasteg - dry or crusty (bread) - 🔉
misegnuj - rag - 🔉
misissiaq - get raggedy - 🔉
misissiet - dressed raggedly / get raggedy - 🔉
nugwa'toq - soften - 🔉
nugwe'g - soft / soft - 🔉
oqosgijigueg - sticky - 🔉
oqosgijiguet - sticky - 🔉
peguig - sticky / gummy - 🔉
peguit - gummy / sticky - 🔉
pelsit - thick - 🔉
pelteg - thick (of liquid, porridge) / pour thickly - 🔉
pepg'te'muatl - thin out (head hair) by cutting - 🔉
pisew - foam / suds - 🔉
pisewiaq - foamy / in lather - 🔉
pisewiet - foamy / in lather - 🔉
pisewtuna't - foam at mouth - 🔉
sesupe'g - slippery / slippery (due to weather) - 🔉
sisqalpo'qiaq - slimy - 🔉
sisqalpo'qiet - slimy - 🔉
welnugsig - soft and smooth - 🔉
welnugsit - soft and smooth - 🔉
winangiaq - wrinkled - 🔉
winangiet - wrinkled - 🔉