Dictionary entry
hekw-sa' • n • whale
Lexicon record # 422 | Source references: R198 JE148
Semantic
domain: aquatic mammals
hekw-sa' 'ue-mer-'erx "baleen"
Short recordings (3) | Sentence example (1)
Yurok dictionary
Your search: semantic domain mammals
Index order: alphabetical | text frequency
Broader semantic domain: animals
Related semantic domain(s):
birds, bugs and insects, fish and sea life, snakes and slimy animals
More specific semantic domains:
rabbits and hares, squirrels and chipmunks, miscellaneous medium-sized mammals, larger carnivores, hoofed mammals, mice and rats, miscellaneous small mammals, aquatic mammals
Writing system: default | hyphens | linguistic
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ch'ee-shah dog
se-gep coyote
puuek deer, deer meat
ne-ge-neech mouse, bastard child
twe-goh raccoon
chyer-'ery' black bear
me-weehl elk
me-gokw dog, barking dog
kwe-ge-ruer' pig, hog
ne-pe'-weesh-neg otter
pue-see cat, house cat
wer-gers fox
'ech-kwoh sea lion
mue-lah horse
nee-kwech grizzly bear
hey-yo-mues skunk
ke-get panther, puma, mountain lion
pe-mey grease, cooking fat, oil, liquid fat, blubber
che-kas donkey
hlke-leek-ra' shrew, mole
herk'-werh cottontail rabbit, bunny rabbit
sko-yom bat (animal)
'wah-chehl civet cat
chmuuek wild cat, bobcat
le'-go' fisher
te-geen' porcupine, porcupine quill, yellow moss for dying basket materials, anything yellow, canary
chkwe-ges hair seal
he-go-yekw pine squirrel, flying squirrel
hekw-sa'
keyr-kehl ringtail, ring-tailed cat
ke-gor porpoise
kep-che-neesh fawn
kwe-cho-yekw ground squirrel
me-ge-seek weasel
me-rueh che-go-'o-nep' five-point buck
mues-mues cow, bull, cattle
ne-kwel porcupine
plee'-wes gray squirrel
pon-chech gray deer, white deerskin
smech-ken chipmunk
te-seer beaver
ter-gers rat
tuuuep flying squirrel
wen-tokws female (animal or bird)
wery-ch'erks puppy
'erhl-kerh female dog, bitch
che-go-'o-nep' four-point buck
chme-gok coyote
cho-ree-mew' "the name of the beaver in a myth"
chue-lue nee ne-ge-neech jumping mouse
hekw-sa' 'ue-mer-'erx baleen
hlkerhl-ker-peech spotted fawn
hot-mon baby rabbit
Huep-'oo nee herk'-werh jackrabbit
kery-cher-gerh braid one's hair, mink
kery-cherhl ringtail, ring-tailed cat
kye-seks gopher
kyo-sekws gopher
lep-choh fur
me-ger-seek weasel
me-weehl 'wes-'ech elk horn
mer-'erh skin, hide, fur of animal
ne-go-'ep' forked-horn buck, two-point buck
noy-kwos shrew
pe-geehl mues-mues bull
pe'-weesh lake porpoise
pon-ches white deer
per-germ' seal
puuek-tek deer
sheeep sheep
ske-leek-ra' gopher
s'e-choh horn, horns, wedge
te-guuek dive, play like a beaver, beaver
toh-soh doe
wehl-kem groundhog
woh-pue-nee-ka' sea otter
wery-ch'erk puppy
'lep-soyhl nap of fur or fabric
'lep-suen down
'werhl-ker-'eesh-neg wolf
