Yurok dictionary

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

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Search index (21)

kaameg be bad weather

kaamege'hl it is bad weather, it is stormy

kaamehl dirt, grave, graveyard

kaamehlkesek' I am dirty, I am rough

kaames

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

kaames • n • evil water creature, shark

Lexicon record # 716 | Source references: R204 JE50
Semantic domain: fish and sea life
Derivation: morphological structure kaames

Special meaning or use

  • knewe'lononi 'we-luhl kaames long-mouthed shark R204

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Short recordings (6)

  1. kaames (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)

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  2. kaames (spoken by Georgiana Trull)

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  3. kaames (spoken by Jimmie James)

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  4. kaames "evil water creature" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

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  5. kaames "evil water creature" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)

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  6. kaames 'u-kaap "skunk cabbage" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

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