Yurok dictionary

kwenomet part of a sweathouse, big door of a sweathouse, "the exit and ventilator", "the place to the left of the exit, likely to be occupied by the 'owner'"

kwere'we'y dugout canoe

kwrhl image, picture, shadow, doll, movie

kye'w capsize

kye'wolep' it capsizes, someone turns over (e.g. in a boat or a wagon)

kye'wo'l it capsizes

laayo' jump up and down (of a boat), pitch (of a boat)

legaa'y doorway, trail, path, retreat, a place where someone or something passes through, the place by the entrance door in the sweathouse

legep'ew storage place

lekwsoo small door of a sweathouse, exit hole, space in front of the door

lepo'm headband "worn by the woman formulist in the Brush Dance ... normally made of ordinary feathers", doctor's forehead band of condor ruff

lewoleyetek' I pull (a boat) through shallow water by hand

lewole'y it is pulled through shallow water by hand

leyolekwsa' zigzag design on baskets, vertical stripe on baskets

le'wehl house used at the making of the Fish Dam at Kepel

ma'ak head rings, "a stuffed ring of deerskin with three or four of the scarlet [woodpecker] scalps sewn on", "head rings with woodpecker on them", head roll

mechlaa something fire goes through, chimney, stove pipe, fireplace

mehl 'e'ga' mehl muhlsoni eraser

mehlku part of a Yurok house: "the peripheral part ... at ground level, as contrasted with the sunken center ... It is usually pretty well filled with large food-storage baskets.", "a place in the sweathouse, the corner farthest from both entrance and exit ... There is always a floor of smooth planks or stone slabs."

mekwa'r menstrual hut

mene's tow a boat, pull ashore, boat rope

menoo' pull a boat ashore, pull (anything, not just boats)

mese'n lichen for dyeing yellow, yellow moss, tree moss

mesolehl large platter for salmon meat, openwork and larger than 'lahpsew

mestek lining of leaves in a basket

mestenekw ferns used to line baskets

mestok line something (clothes, baskets, etc.)

mes'ehl a basket for drying things in, drying basket

mewore'win towel

meychoh storage basket, "similar in shape [to pahtekws], but made altogether of hazel, without overlaying or patterns", measuring basket (for liquids)

miikiwrh double ended boat

mrstrk line a basket, lining to make something warmer

much ro' automobile, car, vehicle

mun dress

munchehl ceremonial dress, dance dress

munchoh dress

mu'rip large basket for cooking acorn soup, cooking pot basket

myootek' I push, I put on (clothes, shoes)

myootelek' I am pushed, I am shoved

naanaak' ring of black and white dots around the bottom of a basket

na'ma'w chipper (tool)

nemekw adze

nigrk half a boat, a boat with a part split off

ninicho'y saw (tool)

nohchur bone hairpin

nohpeyu'l raised rim of a basket, raised edge

noy

no'ohpiit belt

no'os baby basket

no'oy shoe, shoes

no'oyek' I have shoes on

nrgrnrhl the interior part of a dwelling-place or sweathouse

nrhsrpr' shave (trans.), shave oneself, razor

nr'mrwu' adze blade

pah legaa scarf

pahtekws storage basket for food, "much larger" than a prhchrkws

pa'aap' ladyfern, woodwardia fern (dyed in alder juice and used in basket making)

pegem knife

pegemip wire, iron, steel, metal, sharp stone or hard wood used for making knives

pehlpe'l matches

pekwolewek' I peel sticks (for baskets)

pekwon basket used for acorn pounding

pkwegeno'ohl quill, needle, awl

pla's stick for measuring meshes of a net

poychekws a small basket tray for seeds used as food

poykoh flat basket, pan, pot

prhchrkws plain trinket basket, fancy basket

prhsrh rifle, gun

prkr'm club, jar

prkwchihl headdress with feathers

prkwry hills, the back of a house, the rear part of a house

prmryrh 'we-ch'wona' raincoat, waterproof coat

prmryrh 'we-'ekah rain hat

purchihl brush dance cap

raahlkah build up, roof, dam, stepping stones

raak ni ye'y stem of maidenhair fern (used in baskets)

raas rice

rechok' I paddle, I row

regey ceremonial headdress

rekwetoy scarf

rekwo'm part of the roof

renek' it fits me (clothing, etc.)

repoh doorway

repokw doorway, porch, front porch

roowo's pipe

sar glue, chewing gum

sarkew glue, pitchy substance from pine trees used for glue and for chewing gum, chewing gum

seksah small shell used on dresses

se'lepek' I scrape the inside of a basket smooth

skego'oh sail, cloth, sail, rag

skewichokw nicely made basket, basket with good shape

skoy buckskin, strip of buckskin, leather, deerskin, elk hide

skrwichewek' I weave (baskets) well and smoothly

skrytrk'w woman's dress

skrytrk'wrlek' I dress myself (of a woman)

slekwoh shirt

slekwohpeyek' I put a shirt on

slekwohso'm s/he dresses someone

slekwslekw clothes

slekwslekwoh dress oneself, clothes

sloyhlketo' brush, broom

sloyonechkenekw they slide into water (of boats)

sloyonekw it slides into water (of a boat)

slryhl handkerchief

sluuk'woh space at the foot of the sweathouse ladder

smechoy skin a large animal, tanned deerskin, man's loin-covering of buckskin, worn in summer

sme'ruhl scissors

smohta'r bow (for arrows)

sonchok' I paddle, I propel a boat, I paddle in a particular direction

so'ch'ik roof, ceiling

srahkwoh loincloth

srekw ring

srek'wahpiit breechcloth

srek'wepiit diaper

srp headband, girl's halo in Jump Dance

srpryr' headband, girl's halo in Jump Dance

swechoh tear, yard (measure, of cloth)

s'echoh horn, horns, wedge

tegi'n porcupine, porcupine quill, yellow moss for dying basket materials, anything yellow, canary

tekwonekws "the cylindrical trunk for feather dresses, etc.", box, case, chest

tekwonekws 'u-kwrhl television

tekwonur hammer

tepolehl post of a sweathouse, "the place in the sweathouse opposite the exit, and the place of honor", middle (of a sweathouse, a valley, etc.)

te'rekws a close-woven conical basket for seed gathering, bride's basket

te'rekws 'u-son thimble

tkek'wa'r pot

tkek'we'l pot, pan, kettle

tkwep' 'u-mihl 'we-chahkwoh shorts, short pants

toomechek' I carry (a heavy basket)

trrlul bone put through nose of corpse, knife with short hilt

tumich carrying basket

tye'womehl corner (in the back of the house)

t'weyomah basket cap

wa'aw floor

wa'awor floor

weno'omek' point at which another rib is added in a basket frame

weyew be woven, be finished (of baskets)

weyewetek' I weave, I finish (baskets)

wiil wheel

wohlkekw roof

wrsip braided trim on the front of a boat, made of hazel sticks

wrypu'r first part of a basket to be woven, beginning of basket

'ahtemar write, draw, make basket designs, marking on baskets, paper, writing, drawing, book, newspaper

'ekah hat, cap

'eka'r necklace

'e'gu'r a carrying case of ordinary folded deerskin, basket used in jump dance, medicine basket

'i'i'gah dining room, table

'lahpsew openwork basket plate for eating salmon, flat basket, plate

'lumon eel trap, eel basket

'o chwiigin place in the mountains where one regularly sits and prays, telephone

'onches bracelet

'onchok' I paddle in a particular place, as in a formation

'oohl 'we-'ekah Indian cap

'o'lehl house, home

'o'lehl hegoh house builder

'o'lehl 'we-sohchi roof

'o'lep house, inside of house

'o'lomah house, enter!, come in!

'o'lomehl house

'rumichekws "a nearly spherical basket in openwork, usually neatly made, and serving to hold sinew, awls, spoons, and small odds and ends", basket with handles, picnic basket

'r'grrch sweathouse

'r'grrk sweathouse, prayer house

'ukoko'ya' up and down design on baskets

'upur raised ridge round basket

'wechonep flat sifter basket

'weskuul strap (on basket or load of wood; traditionally usually made of elk-skin)

'wohpeg spruce root (used in basket making)

'wohpeg 'we-'ekah work cap made of spruce

'wrhpryrh basket cap for everyday use, full cap

'yoch boat

'yoch 'u-poyew prow of a boat

Dictionary entry

noy • n sf • shoe • See

Lexicon record # 2243 |
Semantic domain: clothes and cloth objects