Yurok dictionary

Morphology search: kaam- [kaam-] • root • bad • Variant -krrm-

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kaameg

kaamege'hl it is bad weather, it is stormy

kaamehl dirt, grave, graveyard

kaamehlkesek' I am dirty, I am rough

kaames evil water creature, shark

kaamew it is bitter, it tastes bad, it is sour

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

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

kaamihlkwok' I dream a doctor's dream, I have a bad dream

kaamok be disliked

kaamoksimek' I dislike, I hate

kaamopi' rough water, rapids

kaamop' it is rough water

kaamo'm stink

kaamo'molek' I stink

kaamunowok' I grow badly

kaamunowomechek' I have bad luck with my plants

kaamuuks bastard

krrmrhl be dirty, be murky, not for drinking (liquid, water)

krrmrhlkrp' it is dirty (water)

laakaamop' it is rough water on a river

Dictionary entry

kaameg • vn imp • be bad weather

Lexicon record # 712 | Source reference: R204
Semantic domain: weather
Derivation: morphological structure kaameg

Sentence examples (5)

Niko'hl 'we-ten, kich kaameg.
It's always raining, the weather is bad.

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— Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-015) (LA138-015, 1980)
To' numi kaameg 'i le'moh.
Although the weather was bad we went all the same.

— Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)
Nahksey 'ne-'yoch 'we-tikwtikwonehl ho soo kaameg.
Three of my boats have been broken it was such bad weather.

— Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)
To' numi kaameg 'i le'moh so pechu.
Although the weather was bad we went up the river.

— Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)
Kolo kiti numi kaameg.
It looks like being very bad weather.

— Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)