Karuk Dictionary
by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)
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tákir / tákiri- to leach (acorn meal)
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lexicon ID #5589 | revised Dec 20 2015
tákir / tákiri- • V • to leach (acorn meal)
Derivatives (4)
takinínaamich "placename on Salmon River"
tákir "leached acorn meal"
takiríraam "acorn leaching hole; leaching tray (large circular flat openwork basket)"
takiríraam "placename near Katimin"
Source: WB 1283, p.382
- xás máh'iit takuntákirinaa. In the morning they soak the acorns. [Reference: KS38. Mice story 013]
- yánava yúruk ifápiitsha kuntákiriti astiip. He saw young women leaching on the bank downriver. [Reference: WB 01: Coyote's Journey 086]
Short recording (1) | Sentence examples (17)