Karuk Dictionary
by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)
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xuv- / xum- to be a groove, to be a gulch
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6983 | revised Nov 17 2014
xuv- / xum- • V • to be a groove, to be a gulch
Derivatives (10)
tínxuumnipaa "placename below Clear Creek"
xumpíithva "to be grooved around (pl. action)"
xumvároov "placename, below Clear Creek"
xuumnípaak "placename near Dillon Creek"
xúumvar "to be a hollow"
xuumvárayva "to be a hallway (in a house)"
xuumvárooha "to be a gulch"
xúvaha "to be grooved"
xúvunih "to be grooved downward"
xuvúraa "to be hollow upward"
Source: WB 1646, p.399
Note: Bound stem; used with directional suffixes.
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