Yurok dictionary

Morphology search: l- [l-] • root • empty root (place-holder for suffixes) • Variant -r-

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Search index (46)

roo

lootek' I throw

Rek'woy Requa

lohpi'hl clouds gather, it is cloudy

roy flow, melt, river, stream

lehlkenek' I throw, I scatter, I sort

rohsimek' I throw, I spear, I harpoon

'ne-luhl my mouth

letkolek' I fly

lechkechok' I pull out

lechkenekw they are flooded

lolek' I fly

loolishoy knit (as in making a net)

rohkun ball

loo be thrown

regohpinek' I fill

rek'woy river mouth

rohko'r roll

ro'm it spreads (of a smell, etc.)

lehlkelok' I bury, I bake, I plant seeds

lehlkeloypek' I crawl

lop' it comes in lumps, it flows slowly

regop' it is full (of liquid)

rohpi'hl it clears (of weather)

rootah sun ray

royk' it flows, it melts away

lechkenek' I knock down, I throw aside

lohpinek' I scrape out

lrhpryehl drool, saliva, spittle

rohpek' I float upward

rootep' it is a particular time

lehlkeloy crawl

loolah throw oneself down, plop down

loolishi' it is knitted

lrh saliva, spittle

regohpetek' I fill

re'royok' I hear something which I don't see, as news, rumors, or something from far away

rohkootek' I roll (something)

rohko'retek' I roll (something)

rohko'ronek' I roll myself

rohpir semen

rohtek'w testicle, scrotum, testes

roksimek' I trust

roogech there is an echo, echo

roogech' there is an echo

roykenoh melt (trans.)

Dictionary entry

roovn imp • be a particular time • n • time, hour

Lexicon record # 2901 | Source references: R243 JE136
Semantic domain: times and seasons
Derivation: morphological structure roo2-

Special meaning or use

Representative examples

  • Kus kich roo?

    What time is it?
    R243
  • Kich 'i roo ki 'ne-le'moh

    It is time for us to go
    R243

Short recordings (4) | Sentence examples (38)

  1. chomi's roo "noon" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

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  2. chomi'sh roo "noon" (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)

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  3. chpaak roo "it is late" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

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  4. roo "time" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

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