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

Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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xâat rotten, stinking

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6735 | revised Jan 26 2016

xâat • ADJ • rotten, stinking

Derivation:  xâat-a
rot-DEVERB

Derivatives (5)
achnatxâat "flying squirrel"
achufxâat "nit"
asvutxâat "red ant, "piss ant""
asxâatak "placename near Orleans"
yupxâat "mucus from eyes"

Source: WB 1608, p.396

Note: Plural xâatas (JPH "Dictionary" 63). Sounds the same as the verb xâat.

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  1. xâat.
    It is rotten.
    Source: Abner's mother, "Crow Woman and her Neglectful Husband" (JPH_KT-08) | read full text