peel covering*caṭʼo·scaṭʼos´pref. ofca-with rear end*ṭʼo·sremove coveringvremove covering so liquid oozes out, skin, with the rear end, a massive or bulky object, a knifecawíkʰ tol canemácʼba caṭʼosciyícʼmela ~ hanemácʼbaon a nail I ran against (not nec. back up) and scratchedcf*biṭʼo·*caduw2*caṭʰo*caʔṭiʔṭi*doʔqʼoʔdi7.3.7.1Uncover
peel off with hand*maṭʼo·maṭʼow´pl.*maloṭʼopref. ofma-2with sole of foot*ṭʼo·take off outer layervtake off outer layer, with the sole of the foot, claws, the butt of the handmaṭʼo·cʼito peel off (with hand) on selfcf*maṭʰo5.2.1.2.1Remove shell, skinrefl.abs.maṭʼo·cʼ
peel with finger*doṭʰodoṭʰówpref. ofdu-with finger*ṭʰoremove outer layer in piecesvpeel or remove remove outer layer in pieces with a fingernará·ha doṭʰo ~ doṭʼopeel an orange!doṭʰodóṭʰow ~ dohṭʰohṭʰow[]with fingernail take (paint) offsyn*dohṭʰohṭʰo*doṭʼo·7.5.2.4Remove, take apart
peel with teeth*qaṭʰoqaṭʰówpl.*qaṭʰowa·taqpref. ofqa-between two strongly opposed forces*ṭʰoremove outer layer in piecesvpeel in pieces with the teeth (oranges, apples, or tomatoes; spitting out peelings)mul caṭʰowaʔ qahca wí tʼo qan ʔṭʼo duwení qan ʔṭʼo hoʔo wí ʔdo· qaṭʰowaʔ. nowadays they peel them with a knife but in the old days they peeled with their teethsyn*qaṭʼo·5.2.1.2.1Remove shell, skin
peel with teeth or by encircling*biṭʰobiṭʰówpref. ofbi-by encircling softly*ṭʰoremove outer layer in piecesvpeel or remove outer layer in pieces with teeth, by encircling (e.g. with the arms) or sewing, eating (esp. with a spoon)šamsʼu ʔá biṭʰowelaI’ve been peeling (those) hazel twigs with my teeth (hold in teeth and pull stick away)cf*biṭʼo·5.2.2.1Bite, chew7.5.2.4Remove, take apart
peel with teeth or force*qaṭʼo·qaṭʼow´pl.*qaloṭʼo*qaṭʼowad*qaʔṭʼowadpref. ofqa-between two strongly opposed forces*ṭʼo·take off outer layervpeel whole thing with teeth or between two other forces; peel in one piecesapá·tu wi qʰama síli qaṭʼo·wiyé· tothe shoe wore the skin off my heel (or merely sore – nothing need come off, but skin thin enough to bleed)nará·ha qaṭʼo·bíwpeeled an orange with the teethsyn*qaṭʰo5.2.1.2.1Remove shell, skin2.5.3Injure
pencil, make mark with*ciqʰal2ciqʰálʔpl.*ciqʰalta2pref. ofcʰi-by holding small or constricted part of larger object*qʰal2make markvmake a mark with a pencil or other handled instrumentmu ṭa ma kʼili cíqʰaltawem, milú· sʼiwa·dunyou are making black marks, while writing with it7.7.7Mark3.5.7.1Write