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Broader semantic domain: man-made objects

Related semantic domain(s): baskets and basket making, boats and boating, clothes and cloth objects, houses and parts of houses, modern things

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chegeyoh small knife, pocket knife

chkrkrr' pierce, spear, pitchfork, fork (utensil)

churp'r'y comb

chyuup'r'y comb oneself, comb

hegon spoon, scraper

helog cooking paddle, acorn mush stirrer, stirring paddle

hlke'mah ladder, stepping stones

hokchkehl arrow flaker

keromekinohl key

ke'moh bailer

ku wa'aw mehl meguhlsoni mop

kwar peg, nail, lamprey awl, sewing awl, needle, wooden needle

na'ma'w chipper (tool)

nemekw adze

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

nr'mrwu' adze blade

pegem knife

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

pkwegeno'ohl quill, needle, awl

pla's stick for measuring meshes of a net

roowo's pipe

sloyhlketo' brush, broom

sme'ruhl scissors

smohta'r bow (for arrows)

s'echoh

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

tekwonur hammer

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

'onches bracelet

Dictionary entry

s'echohn 1 horn, horns 2 wedge ["called s'echoh because it was made of horn"] • Variant s'echo'

Lexicon record # 3361 | Source references: R252 JE70 FS(B216) RS(ALK1940:99ll)
Semantic domains: hoofed mammals; tools and implements

Other paradigm form

  • short form s'ech

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  1. s'echo' "horns" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

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