Yurok dictionary

Dictionary entry

me-weehl • n • elk (Cervus elaphus)

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

Derived phrases or compounds

• Me-weehl 'O Le-gehl "Cann's Prairie (on the ridge of the Bald Hills above the mouth of Redwood Creek)"

• me-weehl 'ue-se-gon "canvasback"

• me-weehl 'wech-pe-ga'r "fat solomon"

• me-weehl 'wes-'ech "elk horn"

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

1. me-weehl "elk" (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)

2. me-weehl "elk" (spoken by Archie Thompson)

3. me-weehl "elk" (spoken by Georgiana Trull)

4. me-weehl "elk" (spoken by Jimmie James)

5. me-weehl "elk" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

6. me-weehl "elk" (spoken by Glenn Moore)