Ararahih'urípih
A Dictionary and Text Corpus of the Karuk Language

Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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ikrávar / ikravara- pestle (for grinding acorns)

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lexicon ID #1942 | revised Nov 12 2014

ikrávar / ikravara- N • pestle (for grinding acorns)

Literally: 'what one grinds with'

Derivation ikrav-ar-a
grind-INST-DEVERB

Derivative (1)
iknámanach "a freshwater shellfish, the hornshell or california Hornsnail"

Source: WB 481.2, p.338; JPH ani 06:755


Short recording (1)

  1. ikrávar "acorn-pounding basket" (spoken by Lucille Albers)
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