Yurok dictionary

Dictionary entry

roy • vn • flow, melt • n • river, stream

Lexicon record # 2887 | Source reference(s): JE89 R242
Derivation: morphological structure royk-

Special meanings or uses

• me 'we-roy it melted away JE89

• 'we-roy river (at a particular place)

Derived phrases or compounds

• Hehlkeek 'We-Roy "Klamath River"

• Heeneg 'We-Roy "Smith River"

• Kenek 'We-Roy "Tuley Creek"

• Metah 'We-Roy "Metah Creek"

• 'O'rekw 'We-Roy "Redwood Creek"

• K'err' 'We-Roy "Hodge Creek, south of the Klamath"

• 'Emech 'We-Roy "a creek near the Del Norte County line, also called 'Emonekw 'We-Roy"

• 'Emonekw 'We-Roy "a creek near the Del Norte County line, also called 'Emech 'We-Roy"

• Hlkeleek 'We-Roy "a creek south of 'O Segen"

Short recording (1) | Sentence examples (9)

1. pueleek 'we-roy "down river" (spoken by Aileen Figueroa)