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íshyuux elk
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3186 | revised Nov 03 2004
íshyuux • N • elk Cervus elaphus (ITIS).
Derivatives (9)
ishyúx'aas "Elk Lake, near Medicine Mountain"
ishyux'átpiih "elk rib, used as a drawknife"
ishyux'ípat "female elk"
ishyux'itvaavnúkraam "name of a rock on the mountainside near Ike's Falls"
ishyuxníshit ""eye-guards" that project from elk's horn over eyes"
ishyuxpathak'ápxaan "hat made of elk's kneeskin, worn with elkskin armor"
ishyúxriik "among one's relations (?)"
ishyuxthirixôon "elk testicles, i.e. elk scrotums"
ishyúxvuh "elk tooth"
Source: WB 746, p.352; JPH ani 06:635
Short recordings (3) | Sentence examples (2)