wóhl

See also: wohl and Wohl

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

1. 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.

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