Yurok dictionary

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

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kaa-meg be bad weather

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

kaa-mehl dirt, grave, graveyard

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

kaa-mes evil water creature, shark

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

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

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

kaa-mo-pee' rough water, rapids

kaa-mop'

kaa-mom' stink

kaa-mo'-mo-lek' I stink

kaa-mue-no-wok' I grow badly

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)

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

Dictionary entry

kaa-mop' • v imp e-class • it is rough water

Lexicon record # 730 | Source references: R204 JE113
Derivation: morphological structure kaam-ohp-e-

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Sentence examples (6)

  1. Mos keech ne-wok' weet 'wesoo kaa-mo-pek'.
    I've never seen such rough water.

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    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-015) (LA138-015, 1980)

  2. Tue' kol-chee plop', kem 'o kaa-mop' 'o yue'.
    And whenever it flooded, the water was rough there again.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The Klamath Bridge" (LA181-10, 1986)

  3. Kue nue-mee laa-kaa-mo-peen tue' laa-yo-nekw kue 'yoch ko-lo nee-mee kaa-mop' 'o wee' mee' ko-lo wo-rue nee raa-yor'.
    The boat passed through patches of very rough water as though it was quite smooth, as it seemed to move along on top of the water.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The Young Man from Serper" (LA16-7, 1951)

  4. To' wee 'we-nuue-woyk' 'ue-kaa-mo-pek'.
    I have never seen such rough water.

    — Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)

  5. 'Imee kaa-mop'.
    It it not rough water.

    — Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)

  6. Nee-kee chue 'o kaa-mop'.
    It is rough water all the way.

    — Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)