Yurok dictionary

Dictionary entry

puesee • n • cat, house cat • Variant puesee'

Lexicon record # 2741 | Source reference(s): R241 JE29
Semantic domain: larger carnivores
Derivation: borrowed from English pussy

Derived phrase or compound

• puesee 'we-chpega'r "cat's ears"

Short recordings (15) | Sentence examples (26) | Photo

1. cherwerseek' termerwer'y puesee "seven cats" (spoken by Carrie Roberts)

2. kerhter'y puesee "one cat" (spoken by Carrie Roberts)

3. kerhter'y puesee "one cat" (spoken by Violet Moore)

4. kerrmeek' termerwer'y puesee "nine cats" (spoken by Carrie Roberts)

5. kneweteek' termerwer'y puesee "eight cats" (spoken by Carrie Roberts)

6. kohchew termerwer'y puesee "six cats" (spoken by Carrie Roberts)

7. kue puesee "the cat" (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)

8. merueh termerwer'eryhl puesee "five cats" (spoken by Violet Moore)

9. merueh termerwer'y puesee "five cats" (spoken by Carrie Roberts)

10. nerhkser'y puesee "three cats" (spoken by Carrie Roberts)

11. ner'er'er'y puesee "two cats" (spoken by Carrie Roberts)

12. puesee "cat" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)

13. ter'erner'y puesee "four cats" (spoken by Carrie Roberts)

14. werhlerwer'eryhl puesee "ten cats" (spoken by Violet Moore)

15. werhlerwer'y puesee "ten cats" (spoken by Carrie Roberts)