kâmv'iri Lexicon
Botany: Woody Plants

kân'o  NF.  woody plant; tree; bush; any plant except those denoted as 'üs.   pâk'ano.  [kânoN]   [PIA ska˜dh'a- 'shoulder; upper back'   T. 13627]

št'um  NF.  tree (obsolete).   [štumN]   [PIA sta˜bh-a- 'pillar; post'   T. 13682]

kânS'ik  NF.  sapling.   [kânoNCaNiFkN]

Woody Plant Parts

kâř'ü  N.  base; bottom; base and roots of a plant; measure for trees.   [kâřüN]

c'a  NF.  skin (of plant); bark.   [ca4N]   [PIA c'iti- 'layer; pile'   T. 4798]

p'u  N.  cedar bark.   [pu1N]

p'u cak  N.  cedar bark.   [pu1Nca4NkN]

ć'oać'ov  NF.  branch; seam.   pâc'oa.  [ćovN]   [PrAr. *câkhai- 'branch'   T. 12376 (whence v?)]

kâ·'uk  NF.  twig.   [kâ·ukN]

př'u˜s  N.  tree bud.   [přu˜sN]

vâ˜ćpř'u˜s  N.  bud of hollyoak leaf.   [vânsiNpřu˜sN]

p'or  NF.  leaf; sheet, page; razor blade.   [porN]   [PIA parN'a- 'plumage; foliage'   T. 7918.1]

pâk'am por  NF.  autumn leaf.   [puk-aVm1>porN]

Sk'i  N.  dried holly-oak leaf.   [SkiN]   [PIA š'uS-ka- 'dried'   T. 12548 (+)]

uř'e˜  N.  bunch of dried holly oak leaves (for compost).   p'uře˜.  [uře˜N]   [PIA  (connection with Skt. v'ana- 'tree'?)]

řuv'o  NF.  pine needle.   [řu1NvoN]   [PIA r'ok-a- 'light; splendor'   T. 10826]

iâmř'u gü  NF.  seed clusters from walnut trees.   [iâmřuNN]

d'âad'av  N.  wood.   [dâvN]   [PIA dârv-a- 'wooden'   T. 6305 (+; -6311 dâv'a- 'forest fire'; cf. Hamp 1968: 134)]

uS'o  N.  sap.   [uSoN]

câSk'u  N.  hardened cedar sap.   [câSkuN]

řâ·'u  N.  turpentine.   [řu1Nu5N]

-puNruk  N.  cone (with name of tree prefixed).   [NpuNor-a-uk]

minš'üřuk  NF.  acorn.   [minšaNřa1NukN]   [PIA ma˜jari 'cluster of blossoms'   T. 9716 (+)]

kâC'aveC  NFPl.  fruit.   [kâCaNveCN]   [PIA k'akSa- 'undergrowth'   T. 2589 (+)]

ź'ül kâCaveC  NFPl.  wild fruit.   [źülNkâCa-veCN]

'âa'âi  NF.  nut; kernel; walnut kernel.   [âiN]


(Phonemic transcription updated 6 November 2007)