Karuk Dictionary
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tíiptiip Woodwardia fern, giant chain fern
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6052 | revised Nov 03 2015
tíiptiip • N • Woodwardia fern, giant chain fern Woodwardia fimbriata (Schenck and Gifford, no. 8; Munz).
Derivatives (5)
tiiptip'únuhich "California wood fern"
tiptíphiich "sword fern"
tiptipsansáanhitihan "mouse-ear chickweed"
tiptip'únuhich "California wood fern"
tiptip'unuhyâachas "sword fern"
Source: WB 1387, p.386; JPH pla 06:494
Note: Phoebe says halfbreeds call it típtiip (JPH). Said to be named from the noise made in a game involving it.
Short recording (1) | Sentence examples (5)