Yurok dictionary

Morphology search: -ehlk- [-ehlk-] • medial suffix • ground, body, person • Variants -hlk-, -echk-, -chk-, -etk-, -tk-, -ark-, -rhlk-, -rhl-, -ehl-

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Search index (102)

pegrk man, male person, real man, rich man, independent person, all-grown-up person

'oyhl lie (down)

tewomehl be glad, happy

kmoyhl lie down, die

lehlkenek' I throw, I scatter, I sort

mekwehl pile up, be in a heap, be piled up, heap, pile

chaahl sand, beach

ha'p'ehl forget

letkolek' I fly

me'yehl stinging nettle

raahlkah build up, roof, dam, stepping stones

ho'omohtkok' I hurt, I injure

laayetkolek' I fly along, I fly past, I fly by

lechkechok' I pull out

noowehlkenek' I gather

pegar dwell, inhabit

sloyhlketok' I sweep

kyrnikrhl sprain

menekolet freeze (of people)

sa'ar be crazy, crazy person, insane person

sloyhlketoy sweep, broom

hoyhlkepek' I flap, I roll around, I flop, I wiggle

pegarkok' I dwell, I inhabit

sloyhl dried eel

'oyhlkesek' I lie (down)

chrgrhchrhl be tired, be lazy

hewehl get up

hoolehlkenek' I stir a fire, I bank a fire

kaamehl dirt, grave, graveyard

kmoyhlkesek' I lie down, I die

lehlkelok' I bury, I bake, I plant seeds

lehlkeloypek' I crawl

myaahlkepek' I jump, I jump at

pegarke's it has a foundation

sekitkok' I am strong

ska'ehlkenek' I scatter by blowing

slo'ihl be thin, be skinny (of people, animals)

chaahlke's it is sandy (floors, ground, etc.)

chegahchehl be tired

chrprhl be strong

hewehlkeloypek' I get up, I get out of bed, I wake up

humonark' it is warm

kikrhl be dislocated (joint)

knuhlkem deep gully, gorge

lechkenek' I knock down, I throw aside

menehl go out (of a fire)

menehlkenek' I extinguish, I turn off

menekoletkok' I freeze (of people)

myaahlkahpimek' I jump at

sloyhlkewek' I flatten eels

smechken chipmunk

tenehlkenek' I put a lot (of something on something)

'woogeyehlkesek' I am holy

chaahlkemoyehl they are sandy

chewihlkep'ak'

chewihlkesek' I clear an area (e.g., by removing rocks from a path)

chewihlketek' I clear an area (e.g., by removing rocks from a path)

chrgrhchrhlkok' I am lazy

chrprhlkok' I am strong

hewehlkeloy get up

hewehlkeloyek' I get up

hlkr'mrkrhlkinek' I knot, I tie

humona'r be warm

kaamehlkesek' I am dirty, I am rough

kehlkem red clay, floor

kep'ehl there is a housepit, hole in a tree, hole in the ground, housepit

kikrhlkinek' I dislocate

knetken flint, arrowhead, bullet, cartridge

knetknet arrowhead, cartridge

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

krrmrhlkrp' it is dirty (water)

kyrnikrt sprain

laamyaahlkepek' I jump in front of

lehlkeloy crawl

mekwehlkenek' I pile up (trans.)

me'yehlkemoyehl they are full of nettles

myaahlkok' I jump

noowehlkinek' I gather

nrwryhl be clear, be transparent (rock)

nrwryhlkrp' it is clear, it is transparent (liquid, rock, paper, cloth)

pechehlkemoyehl they have gravel on them

rechkok' I dance in a particular direction

sa'ahl have a fit, have a tantrum, ghost

sa'ahlkeyek' I have a tantrum

sa'ahlku'n it is haunted

sa'arkeyek' I am crazy, I am insane

sa'arkeyowok' I am crazy

skewihlkep'ak' I make flat, I clear

skewihlketek' I make flat, I make clear, I level off

skewihlke's it is flat, it is clear

skrwihlkrp' it is clear (of water)

sloyhlkemek' I filet an eel, I flatten an eel

sloyhlkep'ak' I sweep clean

sloyhlketo' brush, broom

sloyhlket' it runs downhill (a path)

smarkit be toothless

smehlkenek' I pull out (as hair, or grass)

sootkok' I am strong, I am able

swegehl gunshot

syaahl kick

s'rks'rrprhl hit in the mouth

'ekek'orehl have strong legs

Dictionary entry

chewihlkep'ak'vt a-class • I clear an area (e.g., by removing rocks from a path)

Lexicon record # 90 | Source reference: FS(B198)
Derivation: morphological structure chew-ehlk--ep'aa-