Yurok dictionary

Dictionary entry

meweehl • n • elk (Cervus elaphus)

Lexicon record # 1759 | Source reference(s): WG(WEM264) R222 JE48
Semantic domain: hoofed mammals

Derived phrases or compounds

• Meweehl 'O Legehl "Cann's Prairie (on the ridge of the Bald Hills above the mouth of Redwood Creek)"

• meweehl 'ue-segon "canvasback"

• meweehl 'we-chpega'r "fat solomon"

• meweehl 'we-s'ech "elk horn"

Short recordings (6) | Sentence examples (12) | Photo

1. meweehl "elk" (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)

2. meweehl "elk" (spoken by Archie Thompson)

3. meweehl "elk" (spoken by Georgiana Trull)

4. meweehl "elk" (spoken by Jimmie James)

5. meweehl "elk" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

6. meweehl "elk" (spoken by Glenn Moore)