Yurok dictionary

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Broader semantic domain: society

Related semantic domain(s): activities, kinds of people, man-made objects

More specific semantic domains: body parts and the body, feelings and emotions, health and sickness

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ske-wok want, wish, love, like

te-lek' I am ill, I am sick, I am physically unwell

so-nee-ne-pek' I feel, I think (a particular way)

ske-wok-see-mek' I want, I wish, I love, I like

che-wes hand

rook'ws it blows (of wind), s/he is flatulent

peer-werk-see-mek' I love

te-wo-mehl be glad, happy

kwes-kwe-sek' I have a cold, I caught a cold

tey-te-sek' I am angry

tyoh-pey-yok-see-mek' I hate, I dislike

me-ges doctor, white doctor, medical doctor

so-neen feel, think (a particular way)

chper-werk remember, think of, miss, pine for, become lonesome for

mes-kwok' I doctor someone

moy-kek' I die (used of gods, plants, and animals)

'lep-toyhl hair

'wers-kuen skin, shell, as of acorns

'ne-luehl my mouth

meehl-pehl leg, shin, lower leg

te-lo-gehl "small animate objects which in the body of an ordinary person cause disease but in the body of [a doctor] give her clairvoyance and the faculty of curing", pain, disease, illness

te-to-lo-hlek' I cry, I neigh (of a horse)

te-wo-mehl-kok' I am glad, I am happy

wok-hlew be glad, thank you, thanks, I give thanks, I am grateful

chpe-geyr' hear, ask, ear

le-pe-hlek' I ache

pe-ko-yek blood

'werhl-ker' bone

chpok-sek' I think, I meditate

chper-werk-see-mek' I remember, I think of someone, I miss someone, I pine for

he-wo-lon heal, cure (the body, an illness)

hoh-se-pek' I am ashamed

hom-te-pek' I play, I play with, I am happy

ke-gey doctor, Indian doctor

kyer-nee-kerhl sprain

mey mourn, cry, tear, tears (from eyes)

no-wee-ne-pek' I am happy, I enjoy

pah-tuen neck

po-'oh get well, heal (intr.), scar, healed sore

pue'-nek' I fart, I break wind, I expel gas

te-lo-gue-mek' I am in pain, I resent

te-to-mok-see-mek' I am angry (at someone)

'ney-yah my stomach, my belly

chekws heart

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

ke-mo-lo-chek' I am jealous, I envy

ker-ger-wers wrist

kwoy-te-mel' shoulder

nohl-pey-yek' I go out, I defecate, I go to the bathroom

te-won flesh

tment-men throb, ache

too-loh cheek, face

'naa-wech my back (body part)

'ne-leen my eye(s), my glasses, my eyeglasses

che-gey-yo-nah-pee-mek' I am tired of

che-gey-yo-ne-pek' I am annoyed at (someone)

chpue-ro-wok' I menstruate

hah-pe-leen be lively, be happy

hey-yo-mok-sek' I am lucky

hom-tah play, play with, be happy

koch-pok-sek' I think over, I meditate

me-ge-nep' it moves or stretches in an elastic way (like an inchworm, or in a belly-ache or body building), it (someone's stomach) aches

me-new-kwek' I drown, I go under water, , I am bashful

mohl-kwoh head

mer-terw buttocks, rump, derriere, arse

ple-tew thumb, big toe

re-woh lip(s)

ske-tew little finger

so-nee-nah feel, think

soo-nok-sek' I think

te-to-mok be angry (at someone)

tok-see-mek' I admire, I respect

wa's-'ok pity

'nerp-'ern' my nose

'neyr-pehl my tooth, my teeth

'nech-kah my foot

'ne-sen my arm

'o-chek' I sneeze

'err-kerhl knee

'wa-'a-lox guts, intestines

che-lo-gaa-peehl ribs

hle'-mekw heel of foot, sole of shoe

huen-pey-yok' I want the opposite sex, I am sexually aroused, I am horny

ke-so-me-we-hlek' I am homesick, I long for, I miss, I am sad, I am lonesome, I am sorry for (someone)

kne-wo-le-tew middle (long) finger

ker-wer-yerh chin, jaw, beard

k'en-rok-see-mek' I trust, I admire, I respect

k'en-soo-nok-see-mek' I dislike, I have hateful thoughts about

lerh-per-yehl drool, saliva, spittle

me-cho-lew' eye mucus

me-lo' brush dance officiant, medicine woman

met-'eek rectum, ass!

mey-yoo-mo-yek' I am pregnant

mokw-sek muscle, sinew

mer-ter-lerp' nasal mucus, runny nose

nek-tok-see-mek' I adore, I admire, I like (someone)

nohl-pey-yok' I defecate, I go the bathroom

nok-see-mek' I think of

no-wee-nah be happy, enjoy

perw-kweesh elbow

pery-kerr' brain, brains

per-yerm penis

pue-no-meehl malicious thoughts (cause of illness in someone else), contamination, bad omen

pyer-werk-see-mek' I love

sme'-le-nek' I masturbate (of men)

soo-no'p-'ey-yok' I am angry, I am furious, I resent

sooyhl gum (part of mouth)

swey-yok-see-mek' I slight, I insult, I am aloof, I am disrespectful

swey-yo-nee-ne-pek' I am aloof, I don't want to associate, I fade

te-wey forehead

te'-no-yok' I feel insulted

to' hip (body part), thigh

tyoh-pey-yok hate, dislike

wee-na-'a-tew third finger, ring finger

'wehl-ke-teg nail, fingernail, toenail, claw

'wes-kwe-lon body, value, trunk of body

che-gaa-nok-sek' I forgive

che-gey-yo-nee-ne-pek' I am tired of

che-lo-gehl ribs

che-lo-ge-peehl ribs

chey-ke-tew little finger, pinky finger

chke-noo-wok be very stupid, be very poor

chke-noo-wok-sek' I am very stupid, I am very poor

chmerk be angry, person who pouts, moody person

chpok-see-mek' I remember, I think back, I recollect

chper-werk-sek' I remember, I long for, I think about

cher-wer-ser-terw index finger, pointer finger

chue-lue-sew runny eyes

ch'eeg saliva, foam

hah-pe-lee-ne-pek' I am lively, I am happy

hah-sehl urine

he-wo-ne-keer' have an erection

hlem' heel

hlke-kwo-lek' I limp, I am lame, I am crippled

hlkwert-'err' pass gas through the vagina

hlmey-yok-see-mek' I am suspicious of

hlmey-yor-kwee-sho-nek' I am feared, I am an object of fear

hoo-rok-sek' I am cunning, I am clever

hoo-rue-re-hlek' I feel sick, I feel nauseous, I have nausea

kaa-mok be disliked

ke-lo-kel' throat

ke-so-mew-tek' I am homesick

ke-so-muey

ket-'e-tew palm (of hand)

kne-tew finger

kol' 'ne-son' my genitals (male or female)

kerch-pok' I menstruate for the first time

ker-kerch-pok' I menstruate, I menstruate for the first time, I reach womanhood

ker-kerhl ankle

ker-mer-terw little finger

kers-'erkw shoulder blade

ker-wers wrist

ker-yer-merh skull

kwe-ruehl snout, long nose

kwes-'o-yew prayer doctor

kwes-'o-ye-wek' I treat (used of prayer doctor)

kwe-to-yos pear-shaped piece of wood put near fire in wishing ill on someone

kyah-tor' sweat, sweat

kya' sore, ulcer

kya'hl-'oo' open sore, ulcer, open wound

kyer-nee-kert sprain

k'eer-wer-ler-'ery be gray-haired

k'lee-mo-wok' I feel ill

le-poh hip

lerh saliva, spittle

luue-wo-lo-yek' I cramp, I have a cramp

meyr-keyr-keehl hip

me-cho-lep mucus in one's eye

me-cho-mee' venereal disease, the clap

me-gey-yoo miscarry, die soon after birth, be stillborn, lose children in childbirth

me-kweyr' menstrual hut

mek'-woh pus

me-leg excrement

me-lox excrement, feces, turds

mep-'och beard, mustache, whiskers

me-to-lep snot

me-wee-peehl waist, tree trunk

mey-yoo be pregnant

me'yk'-wah boil (skin affliction), pus

moch-kwoch' little boy's penis

mol' sexual intercourse

merk-cher-'er-kerhl hip, hip bone

merr-gen lungs

mer-serw ointment

mer'-p'erhl pubic hair

naa-goh gut on one side

na-'a-tew ring finger

nek-tey-yok' I admire the cleverness of a person

nek-tok like (a favorite), pity

new breast milk

ne-won breast, nipple, tit, breast milk

nerr-wert visit the sick

nerr-yerk-sek' I betray a trust

nerr-yer-werk-sek' I am betrayed

pah neck

pe-soh clitoris

peer-werk-see-sho-no-wok' I am lovely

pkwok-see-mek' I find out (what somebody is thinking), I find (somebody) out

po-nues pre-pubescent vagina, hymen

per-ker-yer-'ery' it is red (animals, birds, human hair)

per-per-yuue-pek' I am curly, I have curly hair

pue-no-meehl-kok' I am contaminated, I have a pain

re-woch lip(s)

roh-peer semen

roh-tekw' testicle, scrotum, testes

rok-see-mek' I trust

roo-wo's he-goh a plant whose leaves are used for colds

sew-kwe-lue-mek' I am bruised

ska-'ah sole of foot, palm of hand

ska-'a-tew finger, toe

skoy-peehl flank, side (body part)

sley-yehl substance like mucus which contained a pain object

sler-perh thigh, penis

sleryhl-kerp-'ok' I blow my nose

smey-ko-lue-mek' I pine, I miss

sme'-le-ne-pek' I masturbate (of men)

soo-no' be angry, be furious, resent

soo' cascara tree, chittamwood, cascara tree bark used as laxative

swey-yok-see-sho-no-wok' I am rude

s'oh anus, rectum

s'err-perhl marrow (of bone)

te-gok-see-mek' I praise

tek-tey stomach

tek-to-mok-sek' I am angry, I am mad

tekw-seyr' heart of salmon, uvula

te-nue-mo-nok have bad luck wished on one, bad luck, spirits, insane

te-nue-mo-nok-see-mek' I wish bad luck on, I cast a spell on

te-nue-mo-nok-so-yek' I have bad luck wished upon me

te-to-mo-sek' I am angry, I am mad

tew flesh

te'-no-yo-wok' I feel insulted

tee-nuue-mo-nok crazy person

toh-toh kidney

tyoh-pee-sho-nek' I am hateful

wa's-'ee-sho-no-wok' I am pitiful, I am wretched

wa's-'ok-see-mek' I pity

we-ga'-sok be unselfish

we-ga'-sok-see-mek' I am unselfish

wey-yok-sek' I am poisoned, I have cancer

wey-yo-me-nehl they copulate

wey-pe-geyr there is an epidemic

wer-serh navel

yo-nee-kwo' become sprained

'ah-kek' I urinate, I piss (of men)

'e'-guer' 'wes-'o-nah uterus

'lep-soyhl nap of fur or fabric

'neephl my tongue

'nerp-'ern' 'we-toh-pew my nostril

'neyr-kow my armpit

'nehl-p'ehl my eyelash

'ne-keek my hips

'ne-kwen my chest (body part)

'ney-kwet my penis (usually of a prepubescent boy)

'ne'-rep' my eyebrow

'o-cho-mek' I sneeze

'o-cho-mok' I sneeze

'o-lo-yo-kel' larynx, vocal chords, throat

'er-kery-shek' I urinate

'uep-'erh backbone, string, spinal cord

'wa-'al guts, intestines

'wes body

'werhl-kuen liver

'wers skin

Dictionary entry

ke-so-mueyn • corpse, dead person

Lexicon record # 845 | Source references: YN214 R206 FS(LA138-002)
Semantic domain: health and sickness
Derivation: morphological structure kesom-uy-

Other paradigm form

  • iterative ke-ge-so-muey dead person who has come back to life YN214

Special meaning or use

Short recording (1)

  1. ke-so-muey "dead person" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)

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