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-'aa-hleek R25

Derived phrases or compounds

• mech pa-'ah "whiskey"

• pa-'ah 'o pkwe-ko-yo' "a spring (of water)"

• pa-'aahl nee ke-get "water panther"

• pa-'aahl 'werrp' "dragonfly"

• pa-'aahl 'o-lo-new hlkehl "island"

• skuue-wo-lo-nee pa-'ah "soda"

• Chmuuek 'UePa-'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 le-ko-nee "something that fell in the water" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

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

11. ta-'a-no' pa-'ah "hot water" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)