wóhl
See also: wohl, Wohl, and wȯhl
Wiyot
Wóhl.
Etymology
From Proto-Algic *wa·waʔlewe (“egg”). Cognates include Yurok woorew (“roe”) and Plains Cree wâwi (“egg”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wɑ́ʔl/
- Hyphenation: wóhl
Noun
wóhl
- roe (especially of a salmon)
- 1964, Della Prince, “Text 54. Curing Salmon”, in Karl V. Teeter, The Wiyot Language, University of California press:
- Wóhl, kulikłabácawahn woł, wóhl.
- Roe, they dry it separately too, roe.
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References
- Gladys A. Reichard (1925) Wiyot Grammar and Texts, University of California press, page 132
- Karl V. Teeter (1964) The Wiyot Language, University of California press, page 206