Karuk Dictionary
by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)
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áan string, twine, thread, rope
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #33 | revised Nov 07 2014
áan • N • string, twine, thread, rope
Derivatives (4)
achkún'aan "snare to catch thrushes"
arará'aan "Indian string"
simsím'aan "cable"
xahá'aan "spider thread, spider silk"
Source: WB 93, p.317; JPH mat 07:395R
Note: Iris string 3/32 inch in diameter; thinner than thamvâan.
- xás uparíshriihva antunvêech. And he twined little strings. [Reference: WB 3: Coyote's Journey 005]
- púyava koovura paxah, koovúra mukún'aan kuníkyav. And all the spiders, they all made their string. [Reference: WB T33.53]
Short recordings (3) | Sentence examples (34)