woksʔam

Klamath-Modoc

Alternative forms

  • wóksam (Gatschet)

Etymology

From wokas, with a collective suffix.

Noun

woksʔam

  1. the wokas, the yellow water lily Nuphar polysepala.

Usage notes

This word refers to the wokas plant as a species, whereas wokas refers to its seeds.

See also

References

  • Barker, M. A. R. (1963). Klamath Dictionary. University of California Publications in Linguistics 31. Berkeley/Los Angeles: University of California Press.
  • Gatschet, Samuel S. (1890). The Klamath Indians of southwestern Oregon. Volume II, Part II. United States Government Printing Office.
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