Klamath

English

Etymology

From Chinook Jargon Tlamatl (“either "swiftness" or "they of the river"”), with the first syllable's onset consonant cluster dissimilated and the coda of the second syllable changed to the somewhat similar-sounding interdental fricative during the process of anglicization.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklæməθ/

Noun

Klamath (plural Klamath or Klamaths)

1. Any member of a Native American tribe formerly living along the Klamath River in California and Oregon.

Proper noun

Klamath

1. The language of this tribe (also known as Klamath-Modoc).
2. A river in southern Oregon, and northern California
3. A county in southern Oregon; see Klamath County.
4. A former county in northern California.
5. A census-designated place in Del Norte County, California, United States.

Derived terms

• Klamath coneflower
• Klamath County
• Klamath Falls
• Klamath fawn lily
• Klamath Lake sculpin
• Klamath-Modoc
• Klamath plum
• Klamath River
• Klamath smallscale sucker
• Klamath trillium
• Klamath weed

Further reading

• Klamath on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Wiktionary's coverage of Klamath-Modoc terms
• Ethnologue entry for Klamath, kla ⁠
• “Klamath”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Klamath.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kla.mat/

Proper noun

le Klamath m

1. The Klamath (a river in southern Oregon, and northern California)