Yurok dictionary

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chegaanoksek' I forgive

chegeyonahpeemek' I am tired of

chegeyoneenepek' I am tired of

chegeyonepek' I am annoyed at (someone)

chkenoowok be very stupid, be very poor

chkenoowoksek' I am very stupid, I am very poor

chmerk be angry, person who pouts, moody person

chperwerk remember, think of, miss, pine for, become lonesome for

chperwerkseemek' I remember, I think of someone, I miss someone, I pine for

chperwerksek' I remember, I long for, I think about

chpokseemek' I remember, I think back, I recollect

chpoksek' I think, I meditate

hahpeleen be lively, be happy

hahpeleenepek' I feel lively, I feel happy

heyomoksek' I am lucky

hlmeyokseemek' I am suspicious of

hlmeyorkweeshonek' I am feared, I am an object of fear

hohsepek' I am ashamed

homtah play, play with, be happy

homtepek' I play, I play with, I am happy

hooroksek' I am cunning, I am clever

kaamok be disliked

kaamokseemek' I dislike, I hate

kemolochek' I am jealous, I envy

kesomewehlek' I am homesick, I long for, I miss, I am sad, I am lonesome, I am sorry for (someone)

kesomewtek' I am homesick

kochpoksek' I think over, I meditate

k'enrokseemek' I trust, I admire, I respect

k'ensoonokseemek' I dislike, I have hateful thoughts about

menewkwek' I drown, I go under water, , I am bashful

mey mourn, cry, tear, tears (from eyes)

nekteyok' I admire the cleverness of a person

nektok like (a favorite), pity

nektokseemek' I adore, I admire, I like (someone)

nerryerksek' I betray a trust

nerryerwerksek' I am betrayed

nokseemek' I think of

noweenah be happy, enjoy

noweenepek' I am happy, I enjoy, I like the feeling

peerwerkseemek' I love

pkwok find out

pkwokseemek' I find out (what somebody is thinking), I find (somebody) out

pyerwerkseemek' I love

pyerwerkseeshonowok' I am lovely

rokseemek' I trust

skewok want, wish, love, like

skewokseemek' I want, I wish, I love, I like

smeykoluemek' I pine, I miss

soneen feel, think (a particular way)

soneenah feel, think

soneenepek' I feel, I think (a particular way)

soonoksek' I think

soono' be angry, be furious, resent

soono'p'eyok' I am angry, I am furious, I resent

sweyokseemek' I slight, I insult, I am aloof, I am disrespectful

sweyokseeshonowok' I am rude

sweyoneenepek' I am aloof, I don't want to associate, I fade, I doubt myself, I dislike the idea

tegokseemek' I praise

tektomoksek' I am angry, I am mad

tenuemonok have bad luck wished on one, bad luck, spirits, insane

tenuemonokseemek' I wish bad luck on, I cast a spell on

tenuemonoksoyek' I have bad luck wished upon me

tetolohlek' I cry, I neigh (of a horse)

tewomehl be glad, happy

tewomehlkook' I am glad, I am happy

teytesek' I am angry

teytomok be angry (at someone)

teytomokseemek' I am angry (at someone)

teytomosek' I am angry, I am mad

te'noyok' I feel insulted

te'noyowok' I feel insulted

tokseemek' I admire, I respect

tyohpeeshonowok' I am hateful

tyohpeyok hate, dislike

tyohpeyokseemek' I hate, I dislike

wa's'eeshonowok' I am pitiful, I am wretched

wa's'ok

wa's'okseemek' I pity

wega'sok be unselfish

wega'sokseemek' I am unselfish

wokhlew be glad, thank you, thanks, I give thanks, I am grateful

Dictionary entry

wa's'okvn • pity • Variant wa'sok

Lexicon record # 3786 | Source reference(s): R261 JE104 YLCB50 R261
Semantic domain: feelings and emotions
Derivation: morphological structure wa's'-oks

Sentence examples (2)

  1. Weeshtue' weesh soo wa'sok 'w-esek' kwesee weet ho soo hoole'm 'oohl tue' kweles keech ho noo weeshtue' ko hohkue'm.
    And so he was full of pity that this was how they the people had lived and now he himself had taken part.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The First Salmon Rite at Wehlkwew" (LA16-8, 1951)

  2. Keech mo'ok'w nekach kee wa'sok to' yo' nowkwope'n.
    There was no one to pity me, so she is looking after me.

    — Various speakers, Sentences in R. H. Robins's Yurok Language (YL, 1951)