Karuk Dictionary
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asáxvuh turtle, Pacific turtle; lock (on a door)
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #645 | revised Nov 02 2005
asáxvuh • N • turtle, Pacific turtle; lock (on a door) Clemmys marmorata (ITIS).
Derivative (1)
asaxvuhpihnîich "Old Man Turtle, a myth character"
Source: WB 154, p.322; WB ani 06:821
Note: The extension of meaning is said to be due to the fact that old-fashioned padlocks resembled turtle shells. Also called káapivanach.
- xás asáxvuh tuyship'ípanich ukrîish. And Turtle sat on a mountain-top. [Reference: WB 10 Coyote Steals Fire 018]
- asáxvuh uum káan úkrii. Turtle lived there. [Reference: WB 21: Hair In The Soup 001]
Short recordings (2) | Sentence examples (5)