Yurok dictionary

cheykelek' I am small (human beings, animals, birds, tools, etc., trees, etc., body parts, utensils, clothes, worms, ropes, etc., flat things, boats)

himrksek' I hurry (going somewhere)

tepo'n it is fixed, it stands (of things), it is rooted, it is vertical

tyohpeyoksimek' I hate, I dislike

knoksimek' I leave it (behind), I abandon it, I forget it

lohpi'hl clouds gather, it is cloudy

meli' there is a brush dance

swoo'metek' I smell (something)

koo'opek' I stand (of people, animals)

laayolumek' I teach

leketek' I pick up

no'p'enek' I pursue, I chase

'ekonemek' I hold, I keep

che'looksek' I am dry, I am thirsty

lehlkenek' I throw, I scatter, I sort

meykwele'weyek' I mourn, I cry

nohsenek' I take off (clothes), I chip off (pieces from rock)

saawelek' I feel cold, I cool off

sesomenoyek' I scratch (trans. and intr.)

tegerumek' I talk, I pray, I make medicine

hoo'yk'etek' I lose

kwryrchek' I whistle

lekomeyetek' I put, I set the table

markumek' I eat up, I eat it all, I exhaust food supply

plop' it is in spate, it floods

trgumek' I greet, I speak to, I talk to

che'loyehl they are dry

kechi' it is daylight

kurek' I float quietly on top of the water

nohsolek' fly away, jump into flight

rohsimek' I throw, I spear, I harpoon

tenowohlek' I talk too much, I gossip, I talk maliciously

chpinepek' I wait

humonepek' I get warm, I am warm

kaamop' it is rough water

komtenepek' I am blind

letkolek' I fly

weno'omurek' I swim

cheykumek' I bite (a little bite)

hl'o'ronepek' I stop moving

hoorechewek' I weave baskets, I make baskets, I grope, I reach

ket'op' it is in a pot (food), it is barked (shins)

laayetkolek' I fly along, I fly past, I fly by

noolumek' I love, I protect

noowehlkenek' I gather

plohkeloyek' I am big, (round things, plants, etc., body parts, utensils, clothes, houses, boats) I am stout (human beings)

plok's it is big, (flat things) it is wide, (boats, water) it is broad

rurek' I swim

skewinepek' I am replete, I am full (from eating)

teykelumek' I bite

tikwo'n it is broken, it is shattered

'ohpelek' I am given

chiweyetek' I crave, I am hungry for

chpoksek' I think, I meditate

chprwrksimek' I remember, I think of someone, I miss someone, I pine for

hegoomumek' I say, I speak to

hl'ewkwelochek' I snore

hohkepek' I am in training, I practice

hohsepek' I am ashamed

homtepek' I play, I play with, I am happy

kemeyonemek' I take (someone) home

kimolek' I am bad

lolek' I fly

ma'epetek' I tie up, I am greedy for, I wrap

menootek' I pull

mu'monemek' I fetch, bring

noo'repek' I follow

nowinepek' I am happy, I enjoy

saawo'n it is cold (of liquid)

sesomenek' I scratch

sewepek' I breathe, I sigh, I suppress my grief

skuyepek' I am good

slekohpinek' I pull out (something stuck)

syo'oogechek' I grunt, I make a noise

telogumek' I am in pain, I resent

tmohkeloytek' I break (trans.)

weno'omolek' I fly (upt to or past a certain point)

'ekenek' I watch (a baby, etc.)

'ekolek' I hover

'olonewkwek' I lie in water, I float

chahchesek' I have no energy, I am tired of

hl'o'repek' I stop (running or walking)

hoo'yk'elek' I am lost

hoyhlkepek' I flap, I roll around, I flop, I wiggle

kaamege'hl it is bad weather, it is stormy

kaamoksimek' I dislike, I hate

kahselumek' I do not know, I forget

kimohlek' I am dirty

kimolepek' I am bad, I act bad, I am rude

kimole'n it is bad

ko'oyumek' I ask, I hire, I request

megi'repek' I do, I perform (a ceremony), I obey

mulonemek' I wipe, I carry off

nekchenek' I meet

neworkwek' I am able to see

nowonemek' I fetch, I bring

no'moye'weyek' I lie pointing or facing in a particular direction

pemeyomoyek' I am greasy

penuulesek' I put down a load, I put down a burden, I unload a burden

plep' she is pregnant, (women) it is big (trees, etc., body parts, utensils, clothes, worms and ropes, etc.)

plrwrnrp' it is high tide, it is high (of a river)

raayo'repek' I run past, I move past

regohpinek' I fill

rewkwo'n it is soft, it is limp

riikomoyehl they are full, they are heaping full

soonepek' I wear (clothes)

swoo'melek' I smell, I stink, I have a strong odor

tegoye'we'y it sticks out

teko'n it is added (in payment for an injury)

tenowohlkek' I talk too much

tmohkeloyehl they are broken, they are broken in pieces (of bones, etc.)

toomok's it is thick, it is wide (flat things, boats)

wesepek' I bathe myself, I wash myself

yu'monekwek' I sink, I am mired (e.g. in mud)

'ohpumek' I feed

'olonemek' I carry

'oo'repek' I run behind or in front of someone else

'oyhlkesek' I lie (down)

chegeyonahpimek' I am tired of

chegeyonepek' I am annoyed at (someone)

chege'lohsek' I gather seaweed

che'lohtek' I dry (food), I bake (food), I cure (food), I dry by heating

che'loy'hl it is dry weather, it evaporates, the river is narrow

chkek'wo'n it is shallow, it is short

herikwonek' I cough

heyomoksek' I am lucky

hoolehlkenek' I stir a fire, I bank a fire

hoolenek' I wear (clothes), I handle

hunoyohlkoyek' be transformed (of 'woogey after the coming of people)

keychoksimek' I act on purpose

kmoyhlkesek' I lie down, I die

kochpoksek' I think over, I meditate

ko'oyewek' I ask, I hire, I request

kwere'weyek' I have a pointy face, I have a sharp tongue

k'loyk' it wilts

lehlkeloypek' I crawl

lop' it comes in lumps, it flows slowly

ma'ahskumek' I spear

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

megetohlkwepek' I look after myself

mek'woomoyehl they fester, they become pussy, they are infected

menewkwek' I drown, I go under water, , I am bashful

meworegetek' I spend, I spend everything

me'lomek' I vomit, I puke

me'repinek' I rub

mik'olumek' I swallow, I gulp down

mokwomokwochek' I bark (of a dog)

myaahlkepek' I jump, I jump at

myop' it is crowded

naamenewkwek' I am washed out by the waves

naametek' I step on, I tread on, I walk

nahchpumek' I give, I allow

nekiletek' I pine, I miss, I have forgotten where

noosek' I laugh to myself, I chuckle

noowo'repek' I complete a journey, I run in, I run up

noo'monemek' I carry (a load)

nosepek' marry into a family (said of a bride)

no'ok's two (flat things)

nuulesek' I fetch (a load)

pa'aamoyehl they are wet, they get wet, they are swampy

pegarke's it has a foundation

pe'wetewek' I wash my hands

pkwo'repek' I run out (from an enclosed area)

pyewolumek' I chew

raayurek' I swim

regop' it is full (of liquid)

reweyetek' I tow

rohpi'hl it clears (of weather)

royk' it flows, it melts away

ro'omechek' I pursue, I chase

ska'ehlkenek' I scatter by blowing

sonek' I feel, I think

soonoksek' I think

swoyhlkweyetek' I scatter, I pour out

tektetek' I build, I erect, I set down something heavy

tekwonurek' I jump down, I dive

tewo'n it breaks (of rope or string)

tmohkeri half

toksimek' I admire, I respect

wegaaneyoochek' I foretell evil

'ekoyop' it is pliable, it is flexible, it is sticky, it is gummy

'ochek' I sneeze

chaahlke's it is sandy (floors, ground, etc.)

cheyohpinek' I hide, I put by

chpaaninepek' I take a long time, I feel the time dragging

chpinahpimek' I await

hewehlkeloypek' I get up, I get out of bed, I wake up

he'wonihlkwenek' I wake (someone) up

hlke'mohlkepek' I shut up

hlmeyonemek' I frighten

hlmeyorkwenoomelek' I am feared

hlohlpepek' I lower myself down by my hands

hooro'repek' I run around

ho'omepek' I make a fire

humonark' it is warm

kaamewetek' I have a bad taste in my mouth, I do not like the taste of something

kelomo'opek' I turn round

kemeyuulesek' I bring (a load) home

kep'ehlkwenek' I deafen

keromekinek' I twist, I lock

ke'yonemek' I release

kimolahpek' I am bad

knu'loge'hl it is deep (of, e.g. water)

krku'yrmryk' it flows crookedly (of a river, etc.)

krtrksinek' I put a lid on, I cover, I plug up, I stop up

kwomkepek' I groan

k'enroksimek' I trust, I admire, I respect

k'ensoonoksimek' I dislike, I have hateful thoughts about

laahohkumek' I build alongside

laakaamop' it is rough water on a river

laayolek' I fly, I fly along

lechkenek' I knock down, I throw aside

lohpinek' I scrape out

menehlkenek' I extinguish, I turn off

mesiigonemek' I massage

mewoletewek' I wipe my hands

meyoomoyek' I am pregnant

mo'ohkeloytek' I make (something) into a ball, I clench (a fist)

myaahlkahpimek' I jump at

myooleyetek' I shove, I stick

nahchkek' I hand out

nektoksimek' I adore, I admire, I like (someone)

noksimek' I think of

noochek' I make a noise

nooloochek' I answer

nr'rsrnemek' I grasp in both hands

pekoyop' it is red (water)

plrrgrchek' I talk too loud

pyrwrksimek' I love

rohpek' I float upward

rootep' it is a particular time

ro'onechek' I drive, I cause to run, I cause to work

segolumek' I startle

se'raatek' I shave (wood)

skewip' it is well shaped

skewoo'mo'l it smells good

skuykepek' I dress myself, I adorn myself

sloyhlkewek' I flatten eels

sme'lenek' I masturbate (of men)

sminepek' I am a smart-aleck

soonolek' I fly (in a particular direction or manner)

srrnrk'ws it is very windy weather

srrnryk' it winds (a river)

swechohpenek' I open (a letter)

swektkeloo'weyek' I am warty

sweykemoyehl they are dull (of colors, etc.)

sweyoksimek' I slight, I insult, I am aloof, I am disrespectful

sweyoninepek' I am aloof, I don't want to associate, I fade

swoopinek' spill, pour, empty (trans.)

ta'anoop' it is hot, it gets hot (liquid)

tenehlkenek' I put a lot (of something on something)

tenowenek' I take much of, I take more of

testop' it coagulates

tomonemek' I take all of them

toome'weyek' I have a broad face

toore'retek' I lay (something) across

twomolek' I am a good woman, I am well-behaved (of a girl)

weno'monemek' I bring back

we'yesek' I buy a bride

we'yonesek' I offer a bride price, I purchase a bride

wohpechek' I go across by boat

'ohpoksek' I am choking

'woogeyehlkesek' I am holy

chaahlkemoyehl they are sandy

chegaanoksek' I forgive

chegeyoninepek' I am tired of

chewihlkesek' I clear an area (e.g., by removing rocks from a path)

chewihlketek' I clear an area (e.g., by removing rocks from a path)

chewonemek' I straighten

cheykek'wo'n it is small (plants, etc.)

cheykok's it is narrow (flat things)

cheyohpeketek' I put by, I store

cheyohpetesek' I hide, I put by, I store safely

che'loogech' it is crunchy

che'royehl they become crisp

chiishomoyehl they flower

chinepek' I am irritated, I have an irritation, I am upset

chkenoowoksek' I am very stupid, I am very poor

chkenunowomechek' I planted only a few (plants), I didn't plant very many (plants)

chku'roge'hl it is shallow

chku'rogi'hl it is shallow

chpiigo'repek' I get ready for a race

chpinahpumek' I await

chpoksimek' I remember, I think back, I recollect

chprwrksek' I remember, I long for, I think about

chpurkepek' I take care

chrykr'ryehl they are small (animal or bird)

chyuup'ryrtek' I comb (transitive)

hahpelinepek' I am lively, I am happy

hewehlkeloyek' I get up

hewomop' it is warm (of liquids)

hewomoyek' I become warm

himo'repek' I run quickly

hi'monemek' I pack

hi'mulesek' I carry (a load)

hlkelomoyek' I am dirty

hlkeyomoyehl they are slimy

hlkoolonkemoyehl they are muddy

hlkr'mrkrhlkinek' I knot, I tie

hlmeyoksimek' I am suspicious of

hlmeyorkwishonek' I am feared, I am an object of fear

hloyomek' I touch (something) lightly

hl'ohlko'n it crackles

hl'uhlkwo'n it explodes, shoots, goes off (of a gun, etc.)

hohsepishonek' I am shameful

homchepek' I fool, I trick, I fool around with

hoolohpinek' I stir

hoolootek' I wave (trans.)

hooluulesek' I pack (a load), I carry (a load), I carry on my back

hoonechek' I paddle upstream

hooroksek' I am cunning, I am clever

hoorurek' I wade

hoo'yk'enek' I am lost

hrgikwsr'weyek' I smile

hrgrmchrpek' I am unfaithful in marriage

hrkwsu'wryek' I have a smiling face

hrwrskwryehl they are rough, they are blistered, they are rough grounds

hunowomechek' I bring up, I rear (a child)

hunowoochek' I grow

kaamehlkesek' I am dirty, I am rough

kaamihlek' I dream a doctor's dream, I dream about pain, I have a bad dream

kaamo'molek' I stink

kaamunowomechek' I have bad luck with my plants

kaap'olihlkwemoyek' I am wild (of an animal)

kekwonootek' I break (trans.)

kelomekinek' I twist (e.g. thread)

kelomenek' I turn, I turn over, I turn around, I revolve

kelomoksi'hl it is a period of time (month, season, year?)

keptenek' I sing a lullaby

kesomewepek' I am lonely

ket'ket'e'y lie (of boats)

keykwele'weyek' I close my eyes

keyomop' whirlpool

ke'mohpechek' I bail out

ke'mohpetechek' I bail out water

kikrhlkinek' I dislocate

kikwtenomoyehl they are mossy

kiminepek' I feel bad, I am badly hurt

kimrlu'rwryek' I am ugly, I am homely

knekwomeytek' I leave

knoyketek' I leave behind (more than one thing)

knurek' I float, I swim quietly

kohtek'wo'n one (plant, etc.)

kominepek' I feel

krgr'rmrchek' I speak Karok

krlrmrwkwenek' I turn inside out

krrmrhlkrp' it is dirty (water)

kweruhlomoyek' I have a pointed snout

kwesaalochek' I speak hoarsely, I sing hoarsely

kwomhlenek' I bring (something) back

kwomhlo'repek' I run back

kwrhkwryrchek' I whistle

kwryumek' I whistle to (someone)

k'nrrkinek' I let wilt

k'yoykwo'n it is slimy, slippery

laamyaahlkepek' I jump in front of

laayechek' I go by a particular way

laayop' it flows, it runs (of a liquid)

lenahpimek' I blame, I suspect

lepahtepek' I stretch, I crawl along

lepsemoyek' I am hairy

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

lewole'y it is pulled through shallow water by hand

lohlkimek' I scold

lohlko'n it crackles

lohpsemoyek' I am downy, I have down, I am hairy

lrhlkwrnek' I pick something round that grows in clusters (manzanita, madrone, huckleberries, peas in the pod)

maawetek' I hit

ma'ahskimek' I spear

mechomi' venereal disease, the clap

megiigonemek' I poke a fire

mekwehlkenek' I pile up (trans.)

melogemoyehl they have excrement on them

menecholek' I disappear

menokwolumek' I swallow, I gulp down

menoochek' I pull

menuuletek' I abduct

mep'ochkenek' I have a beard

mewolepek' I disappear, I evaporate, I vanish

mewole'weyek' I wipe one's eyes

mewo'l it disappears, it is gone, it is swept clean

mewpetek' I choke

mewpewetek' I strangle, I murder (by choking)

me'lomoksishonek' I am a nauseating person

me'lomumek' I vomit

me'lonemek' I paint

me'yehlkemoyehl they are full of nettles

me'yk'waamoyehl they are infected with pus

me'yk'welaamoyek' I am burnt by poison ivy

mohkoomoyek' I have lice

mohpumek' I mourn, I mourn for

mohsootek' I miss the mark

mokwsemoyek' I am muscular

moscheyumek' I pay for services, I pay someone to work

mo'ohkeloyehl they are round (and large)

mo'ohkeloypek' I curl up

mo'ohkeroyehl they are round (and small)

mrkwrmrkwrchek' I talk back, I bitch (of a wife)

mulinepek' I am relieved of pain

munchok's it is white (flat things)

mu'ukwole'we'y s/he scowls, it is overcast

myewoletek' I immerse

mye'we'y it bends sharply (of a river)

myooleyek' I am pushed aside, it is fixed in the ground

myootelek' I am pushed, I am shoved

myo'repek' I challenge, I attack (physically or verbally)

myuletek' I dip, I immerse

naaginahpek' I am awe-struck, I am afraid

naaginahpimek' I am afraid of

naaginepek' I am awe-struck, I am afraid, I have that nagging feeling of fear, I am worried, I have a premonition

naaginepimek' I am afraid of, I feel apprehensive about

naamewetek' I grab in my mouth (chiefly of an animal), I tread, I bite

naamuulesek' I carry all

nahksek'wo'n three (plants, etc.)

nahschinek' I handle with care

nahschinepek' I do not feel like doing something, I am tired, I am careful

na'ak'wo'n two (plants, etc.)

negoosoochek' I say

nekchpumek' I meet

nekomurek' I swim well

nohpuyetek' I bring something into a house

nohsuulesek' I pick up and carry

nookwomeyetek' I gather together, bring together

noonomcheyumek' I swear at, I attack verbally, I curse

noorurek' I swim across

noowehlkinek' I gather

no'monemek' I endure

nrhsrprtek' I shave (trans.), I shave myself

nrryrksek' I betray a trust

nrryrwrksek' I am betrayed

nrwryhlkrp' it is clear, it is transparent (liquid, rock, paper, cloth)

nr'rpek' I trap

nr'rsek' I trap

pechehlkemoyehl they have gravel on them

pechehlkoomoyehl they have gravel on them

pegonek' I split

pehlkoomi' it has pebbles on it

pekoyok's it is red (flat things)

pekwchkenek' I pinch

pepu'rk'wemoyek' I have freckles or pockmarks

pishkaamoyehl it is salty

pish'onepek' I am scaly, I have scales on me (e.g., after working with fish)

pkwekomeyetek' I bring out my treasures, I bring out carefully

pkwenek' I bring out

pkwoksimek' I find out (what somebody is thinking), I find (somebody) out

pkwooloyek' I come through a barrier

plepihlek'

ple'loyehl they are big, they are broad (houses)

plii'nepek' I am sarcastic

pohlkwe'n it is moldy

prkryu'rwryek' I am blushing, I am sunburnt

pusoo'melek' I smell of musk

pyurinepek' I feel distracted, I feel nervy

rechoyek' I paddle a boat

regohpetek' I fill

remepek' I groan

rewkwo'hl it is misty

rohkootek' I roll (something)

rohko'retek' I roll (something)

rohko'ronek' I roll myself

rohtekek' I roll

roksimek' I trust

roogech' there is an echo

ro'ohpetek' I stand something

saawoginepek' I feel cool, I am peaceful

sa'ahlkeyek' I have a tantrum

sa'ahlku'n it is haunted

sa'arkeyek' I am crazy, I am insane

schep'ooch' it lands (of a boat)

sekoyorek' I run quickly

sekoyurek' I swim quickly

semoyurek' I skim, I swim along the surface of the water, I jump in the river (to swim) while standing in it

sepinek' I hug

sepinepek' I have my arms folded

sewkwelumek' I am bruised

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

siigolepoch' it growls (of animal)

sito'n it cracks, it chips

siyop' it slides (of a landslide), it breaks (of a wave)

skenuulesek' I am loaded down

skewihlketek' I make flat, I make clear, I level off

skewihlke's it is flat, it is clear

skewoogechek' I sound good

skewop' it is calm (water)

skrwichewek' I weave (baskets) well and smoothly

skrwihlkrp' it is clear (of water)

skrwrhkryehl they are smooth, they are level, they are flat (round things, flat things)

skrwryk' it is of good grain, it is straight (wood)

skunowomechek' I grow things well

skuwetek' I like, I enjoy, I like the taste of

sloyhlkemek' I filet an eel, I flatten an eel

sloyhlket' it runs downhill (a path)

sloyonemek' I launch

smehlkenek' I pull out (as hair, or grass)

smeykolumek' I pine, I miss

sme'lenepek' I masturbate (of men)

solek' I fly

soonihlpumek' I dream of

soono'mo'l it smells

spryumek' I blow a whistle at someone

srmrtrpek' I kill myself

sroykwechek' I slide

srrnoyk' it winds (a river)

suulikwomoyek' they are blunt, they are dull

suulikwo'n it is blunt, it is dull

swechohpinek' I tear

swetkele'we'y s/he is warty

swetonepek' I am tired out

sweto'n it cracks, it splits

swoop' it spilled

s'echoomoyek' I have horns

s'oope'weyetek' I hit in the face

s'ooponesek' I hit with the fist

s'rrkinek' I split, I pull apart

tahtishkemoyehl they smell rancid

tegerupek' I talk to myself

tegoksimek' I praise

tekonek' I wear (clothes)

tekteko'n it is sticky

tekteko'n it grows in tufts

tektomoksek' I am angry, I am mad

tekunehl they are stuck together, they grow together

tekunetek' I stick (them) together

tekunowomechek' I stick (things) together for planting

tekunoyohlek' I stick (them) together

tenekomoyehl they are much, they are many

tenoowoksek' I am very wise, I am very rich

tenop' there is a lot of it (liquid)

tenumonoksimek' I wish bad luck on, I cast a spell on

tenumonoksoyek' I have bad luck wished upon me

tenunowomechek' I planted many (plants)

tepohpenek' I cause to stand

teykeluhlek' I am a biter (of a dog or child)

tikwohpenek' I break a container or a boat

tinoogech' it makes a sharp sound (like a drum), it makes a metallic sound

ti'npeloytek' I dye (something) yellow

tkop' it is thick (of liquid)

tkwepinek' I am unable to reach, I am too short

tmohkelumek' I break

tohtkwo'n it is rigid

tolowoochek' I speak Tolowa

tomak'wo'n second element of compound numerals (plants, etc.)

tomowok's second element of compound numerals (flat things)

toomek'wo'n it is thick (plant, tree, etc.)

toomu'loge'hl there is a lot of water

toore'renek' I lay (something) across

to'onek'wo'n four (plants, etc.)

to'onok's four (flat things)

trekwonumek' I take a sip

trktrrprtewek' I clap my hands, I applaud

trpryrp' it is cold (a liquid)

twek'wo'n it is straight

twonek' I am nice (of a girl)

tyohpishonek' I am hateful

t'weykwo'n it is straight

t'yoykwo'n it is slippery

wa's'oksimek' I pity

wega'soksimek' I am unselfish

wehlowaawak'wo'n ten (plants, etc.)

wehlpekinek' twist

welogoo'weyek' I am fat faced

weno'omewtek' I carry in the mouth

weyewetek' I weave, I finish (baskets)

weykepek' I stretch

weyoksek' I am poisoned, I have cancer

wohpeyonemek' I carry across

woyonewkwek' I soak it overnight

woypinewkwek' I am in water overnight

wr'rgryechek' I go last

ya'alechek' I take across, I ferry across

yekwo'n it is bent, it is folded

yohpenek' I go around, I turn (something) around

yohpetek' I circle around

yohpo'repek' I run around (something)

yrrpinek' I strain (through a strainer)

yu'uhpechek' I take across (habitually), I ferry across (habitually)

'ekeromoyek' I have a ring around the neck

'eketkwelek' I tie up

'ekewetek' I hold something in my mouth

'ekonepek' I hold on to, I hang on to, I hold myself back

'eli'weyek' I am stupid

'elomenek' I unravel, I unwind, I untie, I unstrap, I take stitches out

'elomenetek' I unravel, I unwind, I untie, I unstrap, I take stitches out

'i'i'grpryumek' I am a tell-tale

'ohpoksimek' I poison (someone)

'oolo'opek' I stand

'rpryumek' I tell news, I tell someone

Dictionary entry

plepihlek' • vi e-class • I have a big belly

Lexicon record # 2615 | Source reference: GT(AG8/1/2006)
Derivation: morphological structure pl-ep-ihl-e-