kâmv'iri Lexicon
Botany: Wild Trees

Broadleaf Trees

vâns'i_kâno  NF.  kind of live oak with spiny leaves (Quercus balut).   [vânsiNkânoN]   [PIA va˜ja- 'oak'   T. 11209]

źaň'o_kâno  NF.  kind of live oak with smooth leaf margins.   [źaňoNkânoN]

t'eć kâno  NF.  kind of live oak with smooth leaf margins.   [tećNkânoN]   [PrAr. t'ej-as- 'sharpness; energy; glow'  T. 5946 (+)]

g'âS dâro˜  NF.  parasitic tree (grows on holly-oak).   [gâSNdâra1NN]

ć'oŋ  NF.  parasitic tree (grows on źaň'o_kâno).   [ćoŋN]   [PrAr. *ca˜ku- 'stake; stick'   T. 12260 (+; cf. Kho. šong 'kind of shrub'; ŋ rather than k < ˜k indicates < Ind.)]

š'ü  NF.  tree with small purple berries.   [šüN]

s'o˜ pâřa  NF.  tree with apple-like fruit.   [so˜NpâřaN]

gum'ok  NF.  small tree with red berries (grows by water).   [gumokN]

št'eŋ  NF.  tree with cherry-like fruit.   [šteŋN]

t'üřuk  NF.  tree with small dark berries.   [tüř1NukN]

s'urik  NF.  tree with red berries.   [sur2NiFkN]

bř'e˜ć  NF.  tree with small black berries.   [bře˜ćN]

gâr'u  NF.  tree with small, sweet black berries.   [gâruN]

k'ur#drosalso k'udros  NF.  tree with grape-like berries ("crow grape").   [kuaraNdrosN]

kunS'o_kâno  NF.  small, round-leaved red-berried tree found in shady mountain areas.   [kuNNjoNkânoN]

vâns'ük  NF.  kind of nut-bearing tree.   [vânsiNukN]

vâT'uňi  NF.  kind of walnut tree (small, hard nuts).   [voTNNiF]

kât'o  NF.  wild almond.   [kâtaNoN]   [PIA kâ˜ta-:- 'kind of plant (almond)'   T. 3030]

kâtk'ano  NF.  = kât'o.   [kâta-oNkânoN]

k'u_kâno  NF.  wild olive.   [ku4NkânoN]   [PIA kapi- 'kind of tree; olive'   T. 2747 (+)]

ź'um_kâno  NF.  tree with shiny leaves (poplar?).   [źumNkânoN]   [PrAr. *jhamm- 'flash'   T. 5342 (+)]

'uštam_kâno  NF.  plane tree.   [uDštumNkânoN]

řâm'o  NF.  willow.   [řâmoN]   [PIA ramaNi:- 'kind of plant'   T. 10627.1]

řâmk'ano  NF.  = řâm'o.   [řâmoNkânoN]

p'okořa_kâno  NF.  cottonwood.   [po2NkâřüNkânoN]   [PIA pâd'a-pa- 'tree; plant'   T. 8061 (+)]

'oC kâno  NF.  birch.   [oCNkânoN]   [PIA vRkS'a- 'tree'   T. 12067 (+)]

k'eć kâno  NF.  a tree found in přâs'ü˜#gal, the wood of which is used for ghee pots.   [kećNkânoN]

c'â˜trak kânoalso c'â˜trik kâno  NF.  kind of tree.   [câ˜trNakNkânoN]

âź'ü_kâno  NF.  kind of tree.   [âźüNkânoN]

sâ˜t'ul kâno  NF.  kind of tree.   [so˜NtulNkânoN]

sârv'o_kâno  NF.  kind of tree.   [sârvoNkânoN]

ćâň'a_kâno  NF.  kind of tree.   [ćâňaVkânoN]

sp'e˜_kâno  NF.  kind of tree.   [spe˜NkânoN]

gâls'ařeć  NF.  kind of tree.   [gulNsâřećN]

c'e˜_kâno  NF.  kind of tree.   [ce˜NkânoN]

Conifers

ř'u_kâno  NF.  deodar cedar.   [řu1NkânoN]   [PIA r'ok-a- 'light; splendor'   T. 10826]

p'üaći_kâno  NF.  pine (Pinus excelsa).   [püaćiNkânoN]   [PrAr. *pauci:- 'pine'   T. 8407 (whence üa?)]

câSk'u_kâno  NF.  spruce (Picea smitheana).   [câSkuNkânoN]

pT'ü_kâno  NF.  fir (Abies spectabilis).   [pTüNkânoN]

sâř'eć kâno  NF.  juniper.   [sâřećNkânoN]   [PrAr. *sa˜pRci:-  (- T. 13256 *sarasa- 'juniper'; cf. Av. hapərəsia- 'sacrificial plant')]

višt'a_kâno  NF.  small, spread-out juniper-like tree.   [viDštaNkânoN]   [PIA vi-STar-a- 'anything spread out; tree'   T. 11987.1 (+)]

Bushes

řâm'ik dâařâm'ik dâv  NF.  juniper-like bush.   [řâm-i-kNdâvN]

miŋ'a  NF.  currant.   [miŋaN]   [PIA *mikka-ra- 'lump'   T. 10117.1 (+; proto-form rather *mikka-na-; cf. 10117.3 *me˜ga-na-)]

ânS'uk  NF.  raspberry.   [ânoNCaNkN]

źaň'i_ânSuk  NF.  red raspberry.   [źaňaNiFâno-Ca-kN]

Z'ia_ânSuk  NF.  black raspberry.   [ZiaNâno-Ca-kN]

pâl'o mâlikalso pâli'o mâlik  NF.  bush with dark red berries.   [pâla-i1NvoNmolNiFkN]

k'ok kâno  NF.  bush with small black berries.   [kokNkânoN]

řav'i kânoalso řiv'i kâno  NF.  bush like (same as ?) k'ok kâno.   [řaviNkânoN]

k'ur#miŋa  NF.  bush with inedible berries ("crow currant").   [kuaraNmiŋaN]

š'ü tâňi  NF.  kind of bush with small berries.   [šüNtâň-i1N]

kâSk'ano  NF.  indigo (Indigofera spp.).   [kâSNkânoN]   [PIA k'akSa- 'undergrowth'   T. 2589 (+)]

t'oa˜ dâra˜  NF.  name of a bush (branches used as a sieve).   [to˜vNdâra2V˜>]

gânš'ala=gumok  NF.  kind of bush.   [gânšaNla>gumokN]

ps'e˜_kâno  NF.  kind of bush.   [psâV>kânoN]

nâm'uk  NF.  fragrant bush.   [nâmuNkN]


(Phonemic transcription updated 6 November 2007)