Yurok dictionary

Morphology search: -ech- [-ech-] • intransitive final suffix • motion • Variants -ch-, -ich-, -rch-

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Search index (39)

chpaanechok' I am away

heemech front, in front

heemechok' I hurry (going somewhere)

hloychok' I walk carefully

hopkechok' I go starting from (a place)

kelomechok' I turn around

kwomhlechok' I return, I go back, I walk back

kwoychok' I go slowly

laakwomhlechok' I return by a particular route

laayechek' I go by a particular way

lechkechok' I pull out

markwechok' I go everywhere

megehlkechok' I stroke, I caress, I touch lightly

menechok'

menecholek' I disappear

mewpechok' I am sneaking, I sneak

me'womech come from

me'womechok' I come out, I come from

neskwechok' I come, I arrive, I return

nuer'uernchok' I climb

pkwechok' I come out

rechok' I paddle, I row

rechoyek' I paddle a boat

ro'omechek' I pursue, I chase

ruerowech dance in a particular direction, move across the sky (of stars)

skeweechok' I go slowly, I go easily, I go carefully, I put it in order, I do fine work, I do housework

slekwechok' I stroke backward, I walk backward

sloychok' I descend, I go downhill

sonchok' I paddle, I propel a boat, I paddle in a particular direction

sooychok' I go quickly

sroykwechek' I slide

syuek'werchok' I stretch my legs

wohpechek' I go across by boat

woychok' I am away at night

wer'ergeryechek' I go last

yohpechok' I walk around, I turn around, I go around in a circle

yue'uehpechek' I take across (habitually), I ferry across (habitually)

'onchok' I paddle in a particular place, as in a formation

'orogech' s/he walks (in relation to someone else)

Dictionary entry

menechok'vi oo-class • I disappear, I vanish, I go away

Lexicon record # 1685 | Source references: R221 JE42 JE143
Derivation: morphological structure men-ech-oo-

Other paradigm forms

  • 3sg menechokw' LA16-7

  • imperative sg menech'os go away! TTW-A:82

Special meanings or uses

Short recordings (7) | Sentence examples (17)

  1. kue ho menechoh "west" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

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  2. menechok' "I disappear" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)

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  3. menechoo'mehl "they disappeared" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)

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  4. menechom' "you disappeared" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)

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  5. menechuuem' "they disappear" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)

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  6. menechuue'mehl "they disappear" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)

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  7. menem' "they disappear" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)

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