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

Karuk Dictionary

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síshaf semen

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5435 | revised Dec 03 2015

síshaf N • semen

Literally: 'penis-excrement'

Derivation síish áaf
penis excrement

Derivative (1)
sishaf'íknaapkar "wood duck"

Source: WB 1238.1, p.380

  • pafúrax uum púvaa musíshafhara, vaa uum mú'aax. The scarlet color is not his semen, it's his blood. [Reference: KT 157.45]