Yurok dictionary

Dictionary entry

puuek • n • deer (mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus) • deer meat • Variants puuekw pookw [In origin, this is probably a short form of puuktek.]

Lexicon record # 2745 | Source reference(s): R241 JE40 YSRO471 WG(WEM264) CW(JPH004) MM(ES10)
Semantic domain: hoofed mammals

Derived phrases or compounds

• puuek 'we-chpega'r "bluebell"

• puuek 'we-s'ech "deer horn"

• puuek 'w-rhlkerh "firecracker (plant)"

• puuek nego' "slender bird, 3 to 4 inches long, lives in the brush"

Short recordings (9) | Sentence examples (51)

1. puuek "deer" (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)

2. puuek "deer, deer meat" (spoken by Archie Thompson)

3. puuek "deer, deer meat" (spoken by Carrie Roberts)

4. puuek "deer" (spoken by Georgiana Trull)

5. puuek "deer, deer meat" (spoken by Glenn Moore)

6. puuek "deer, deer meat" (spoken by Violet Moore)

7. puuek "deer" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

8. puuek "deer" (spoken by Glenn Moore)

9. 'ne-puuek "my deer" (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)