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

Karuk Dictionary

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taxvúkar / taxvukara- hook

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5804 | revised Dec 29 2015

taxvúkar / taxvukara- • N • hook

Literally: 'hooking-instrument'

Derivation:  taxvuk-ar-a
hook-INST-DEVERB

Source: WB 1358.1, p.385; JPH mat ?:753

  • xás pamutaxvúkar atráax toomthatáraanka patrîihvaramuuk. Then he lashes the hook to his arm with twine. [Reference: TK 211.39]