Yurok dictionary

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

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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 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'

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

kaamop' • v imp e-class • it is rough water

Lexicon record # 730 | Source references: R204 JE113
Derivation: morphological structure kaam-ohp-e-

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Sentence examples (6)

  1. Mos kich newok' wit 'we-soo kaamopek'.
    I've never seen such rough water.

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    — Florence Shaughnessy, Sentences (LA138-015) (LA138-015, 1980)

  2. Tu' kolchi plop', kem 'o kaamop' 'o yu'.
    And whenever it flooded, the water was rough there again.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The Klamath Bridge" (LA181-10, 1986)

  3. Ku numi laakaamopin tu' laayonekw ku 'yoch kolo nimi kaamop' 'o wi' mi' kolo woru ni raayo'r.
    The boat passed through patches of very rough water as though it was quite smooth, as it seemed to move along on top of the water.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The Young Man from Serper" (LA16-7, 1951)

  4. To' wi 'we-nuuwoyk' 'u-kaamopek'.
    I have never seen such rough water.

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

  5. 'Imi kaamop'.
    It it not rough water.

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

  6. Niki chu 'o kaamop'.
    It is rough water all the way.

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