Karuk Dictionary
by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)
This is the public version of Ararahih'urípih. Click here for the password-protected private version (which includes some restricted-access text content).
New search
Index order: alphabetical | text frequency
Search Index
takav / takam- to ridicule, to make fun of
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5584 | revised Dec 20 2015
takav / takam- • V • to ridicule, to make fun of
Source: WB 1281, p.382
- puráan kuntákaamti, puráan kunipêenti, vaa íp kúnish ikúphaat, puxích kúnish úxaakti paathithxuntápan peepihtaanvuti. They were laughing at one another, they were saying to each other, "You did that way, made a noise while you were getting the hazelnuts." [Reference: KS38. Mice story 010]
Short recordings (2) | Sentence examples (4)
Display mode: sentence | word | word components
iim t-ee tákav páxut 2sg. PERF-2s(>3) ridicule mouthful You are making fun of him. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playtá ni-tákav PERF 1s(>3)-ridicule I am making fun of him. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playiim t-ee tákav pa-mí-fyiiv 2sg. PERF-2s(>3) ridicule the-2sPOSS-friend You are making fun of your friend. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playvíri p-oo-ksah-ár-ahi-tih kun-tákaam-tih pa-'asiktávaan pa-kâanimich p-oo-'ûupvu-tih so NOMZ-3s(>3)-laugh-go.to-ESS-DUR 3pl(>3s)-ridicule-DUR the-woman the-poor NOMZ-3s(>3)-dig.roots-DUR So they laughed, they ridiculed her, the woman, the poor one, as she dug roots. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text