Yurok dictionary

Dictionary entry

pue-see • n • cat, house cat • Variant pue-see'

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

Derived phrase or compound

• pue-see 'wech-pe-ga'r "cat's ears"

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

1. cher-wer-seek' ter-mer-wer'y pue-see "seven cats" (spoken by Carrie Roberts)

2. kerh-ter'y pue-see "one cat" (spoken by Carrie Roberts)

3. kerh-ter'y pue-see "one cat" (spoken by Violet Moore)

4. kerr-meek' ter-mer-wer'y pue-see "nine cats" (spoken by Carrie Roberts)

5. kne-we-teek' ter-mer-wer'y pue-see "eight cats" (spoken by Carrie Roberts)

6. koh-chew ter-mer-wer'y pue-see "six cats" (spoken by Carrie Roberts)

7. kue pue-see "the cat" (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)

8. me-rueh ter-mer-wer-'eryhl pue-see "five cats" (spoken by Violet Moore)

9. me-rueh ter-mer-wer'y pue-see "five cats" (spoken by Carrie Roberts)

10. nerhk-ser'y pue-see "three cats" (spoken by Carrie Roberts)

11. ner-'er-'er'y pue-see "two cats" (spoken by Carrie Roberts)

12. pue-see "cat" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)

13. ter-'er-ner'y pue-see "four cats" (spoken by Carrie Roberts)

14. wer-hler-wer-'eryhl pue-see "ten cats" (spoken by Violet Moore)

15. wer-hler-wer'y pue-see "ten cats" (spoken by Carrie Roberts)