Yurok dictionary

Your search: semantic domain body parts and the body

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Broader semantic domain: about people

Related semantic domain(s): feelings and emotions, health and sickness

Writing system: default | hyphens | linguistic

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chewes hand

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

'leptoyhl hair

'wrskun skin, shell, as of acorns

'ne-luhl my mouth

mihlpehl leg, shin, lower leg

chpega'r hear, ask, ear

pekoyek blood

'wrhlkr' bone

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

pahtun neck

pu'nek' I fart, I break wind, I expel gas

'ne-yah my stomach, my belly

chekws heart

krgrwrs wrist

kwoyteme'l shoulder

nohlpeyek' I go out, I defecate, I go to the bathroom

tewon flesh

tooloh cheek, face

'n-aawech my back (body part)

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

chpurowok' I menstruate

mohlkwoh head

mrtrw buttocks, rump, derriere, arse

pletew thumb, big toe

rewoh lip(s)

sketew little finger

'n-rp'r'n my nose

'na-rpehl my tooth, my teeth

'ne-chkah my foot

'ne-sen my arm

'rrkrhl knee

'wa'alox guts, intestines

chelogaapihl ribs

hle'mekw heel of foot, sole of shoe

hunpeyok' I want the opposite sex, I am sexually aroused, I am horny

knewoletew middle (long) finger

krwryrh chin, jaw, beard

lrhpryehl drool, saliva, spittle

mechole'w eye mucus

met'ik rectum, ass!

meyoomoyek' I am pregnant

mokwsek

mrtrlrp' nasal mucus, runny nose

nohlpeyok' I defecate, I go the bathroom

prwkwish elbow

prykrr' brain, brains

pryrm penis

sme'lenek' I masturbate (of men)

sooyhl gum (part of mouth)

tewey forehead

to' hip (body part), thigh

wina'atew third finger, ring finger

'wehlketeg nail, fingernail, toenail, claw

'weskwelon body, value, trunk of body

chelogehl ribs

chelogepihl ribs

cheyketew little finger, pinky finger

chrwrsrtrw index finger, pointer finger

ch'ig saliva, foam

hahsehl urine

hewoneki'r have an erection

hle'm heel

hlkwrt'rr' pass gas through the vagina

keloke'l throat

ket'etew palm (of hand)

knetew finger

ko'l 'ne-so'n my genitals (male or female)

krchpok' I menstruate for the first time

krkrchpok' I menstruate, I menstruate for the first time, I reach womanhood

krkrhl ankle

krmrtrw little finger

krs'rkw shoulder blade

krwrs wrist

kryrmrh skull

kweruhl snout, long nose

kyahto'r sweat, sweat

k'irwrlr'ry be gray-haired

lepoh hip

lrh saliva, spittle

markarkihl hip

mecholep mucus in one's eye

megeyoo miscarry, die soon after birth, be stillborn, lose children in childbirth

meleg excrement

melox excrement, feces, turds

mep'och beard, mustache, whiskers

metolep snot

mewipihl waist, tree trunk

meyoo be pregnant

mochkwoch' little boy's penis

mo'l sexual intercourse

mrkchr'rkrhl hip, hip bone

mrrgen lungs

mr'p'rhl pubic hair

naagoh gut on one side

na'atew ring finger

new breast milk

newon breast, nipple, tit, breast milk

pah neck

pesoh clitoris

ponus pre-pubescent vagina, hymen

prkryr'r'y it is red (animals, birds, human hair)

prpryuupek' I am curly, I have curly hair

rewoch lip(s)

rohpir semen

rohtek'w testicle, scrotum, testes

ska'ah sole of foot, palm of hand

ska'atew finger, toe

skoypihl flank, side (body part)

slrprh thigh, penis

sme'lenepek' I masturbate (of men)

s'oh anus, rectum

s'rrprhl marrow (of bone)

tektey stomach

tekwsa'r heart of salmon, uvula

tew flesh

tohtoh kidney

weyomenehl they copulate

wrsrh navel

'ahkek' I urinate, I piss (of men)

'e'gu'r 'wes'onah uterus

'lepsoyhl nap of fur or fabric

'n-iphl my tongue

'n-rp'r'n 'we-tohpew my nostril

'na-rkow my armpit

'ne-hlp'ehl my eyelash

'ne-kik my hips

'ne-kwen my chest (body part)

'ne-ykwet my penis (usually of a prepubescent boy)

'ne-'rep' my eyebrow

'oloyoke'l larynx, vocal chords, throat

'rkryshek' I urinate

'up'rh backbone, string, spinal cord

'wa'al guts, intestines

'wes body

'wrhlkun liver

'wrs skin

Dictionary entry

mokwsekn • muscle, sinew

Lexicon record # 1851 | Source references: R224 JE92
Semantic domain: body parts and the body

Short recordings (2) | Sentence example (1)

  1. mokwsek "muscles" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

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  2. mokwsek "muscle" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)

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