Yurok dictionary
Your search: semantic domain bugs and insects
Index order: alphabetical | text frequency
Broader semantic domain: animals
Related semantic domain(s):
birds, fish and sea life, mammals, snakes and slimy animals
Writing system: default | hyphens | linguistic
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cheycheyes mosquito
chohkeeks gnat
chohpos fly (insect)
chorek'week nee 'werrp moth
ch'eeeyo' locust, cricket
harpuech ant
huepuepos a big black bug, stinkbug, tumblebug
kerhlkerh segon scorpion
kerkernerweech daddy longlegs
k'erosegon scorpion
lo'leephl sting of insect, fang of snake
mohkoh head louse, head lice
mo'lekws moth
nohpet'ekws dry-salmon maggot or beetle, black bug, weevil, stranger
nosonos tick (insect)
pa'aahl 'werrp' dragonfly
puelews daddy longlegs
pue'nos tumble bug
saa'agoch seaweed bug
sa'ahl 'ue-'werrp'
skerweech craftsman, a woman who makes fine designs, fine work, centipede
tegey' flea
tohtar' grasshopper
tohtonos beetle
tohtor' grasshopper
terperkws acorn worm, bug holes in acorn shell
terwermers bee, yellowjacket
terwerr locust
wo'kegep cricket
werchpeet larva of the Jerusalem cricket, a mythological character
werr body louse
wertpeet Jerusalem cricket
'wech louse egg, nits
'wechken louse eggs, nits, mites
'wes spider
'wes 'wr-ner' spider web
'werrp' butterfly
'yekwhl maggot, worm
Dictionary entry
sa'ahl 'ue-'werrp' • n • miller moth
Lexicon record # 2937 | Source references: JE89 JE91
Semantic
domain: bugs and insects
Derivation: literally, "ghost's butterfly" (sa'ahl "have a fit", 'werrp' "butterfly")