Yurok dictionary

Morphology search: kaam- [kaam-] • root • bad • Variant -krrm-

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Search index (21)

kaa-mop' it is rough water

kaa-meg be bad weather

kaa-me-ge'hl it is bad weather, it is stormy

kaa-mok-see-mek' I dislike, I hate

kaa-mehl dirt, grave, graveyard

kaa-mue-no-wok' I grow badly

kaa-me-we-tek' I have a bad taste in my mouth, I do not like the taste of something

laa-kaa-mop' it is rough water on a river

kaa-mehl-ke-sek' I am dirty, I am rough

kaa-mes

kaa-mew it is bitter, it tastes bad, it is sour

kaa-mee-hlek' I dream a doctor's dream, I dream about pain, I have a bad dream

kaa-meehl-kwok' I dream a doctor's dream, I have a bad dream

kaa-mok be disliked

kaa-mo-pee' rough water, rapids

kaa-mom' stink

kaa-mo'-mo-lek' I stink

kaa-mue-no-wo-me-chek' I have bad luck with my plants

kaa-muueks bastard

kerr-merhl be dirty, be murky, not for drinking (liquid, water)

kerr-merhl-kerp' it is dirty (water)

Dictionary entry

kaa-mes • n • evil water creature, shark

Lexicon record # 716 | Source references: R204 JE50
Semantic domain: fish and sea life
Derivation: morphological structure kaames

Special meaning or use

  • kne-we'-lo-no-nee 'we-luehl kaa-mes long-mouthed shark R204

Derived phrases or compounds

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  1. kaa-mes (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)

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  2. kaa-mes (spoken by Georgiana Trull)

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  3. kaa-mes (spoken by Jimmie James)

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  4. kaa-mes "evil water creature" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

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  5. kaa-mes "evil water creature" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)

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  6. kaa-mes 'ue-kaap "skunk cabbage" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

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