Yurok dictionary

Dictionary entry

pa'ah • vn • be wet, get wet • n • water, juice

Lexicon record # 2441 | Source reference(s): R236 JE146 MRH1950-1

Other paradigm forms

• locative pa'aahl, pa'aahleek R25

Derived phrases or compounds

• mech pa'ah "whiskey"

• pa'ah 'o pkwekoyo' "a spring (of water)"

• pa'aahl nee keget "water panther"

• pa'aahl 'werrp' "dragonfly"

• pa'aahl 'olonew hlkehl "island"

• skuuewolonee pa'ah "soda"

• Chmuuek 'Ue-Pa'ah "a sea stack near Green Rock"

Short recordings (11) | Sentence examples (108)

1. mech pa'ah "whiskey" (spoken by Archie Thompson)

2. pa'aahl "in/on the water" (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)

3. pa'ah "be wet, get wet, water, juice" (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)

4. pa'ah "be wet, get wet, water, juice" (spoken by Archie Thompson)

5. pa'ah "be wet, get wet, water, juice" (spoken by Carrie Roberts)

6. pa'ah "water" (spoken by Georgiana Trull)

7. pa'ah "be wet, get wet, water, juice" (spoken by Jimmie James)

8. pa'ah "be wet, get wet, water, juice" (spoken by Violet Moore)

9. pa'ahl lekonee "something that fell in the water" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

10. peeshker'w pa'ah "ocean, salt water" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

11. ta'ano' pa'ah "hot water" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)