wokas

English

the lily

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the Klamath-Modoc word for the plant's seeds, wokas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /woʊkəs/

Noun

wokas

  1. (US, regional) A large yellow water lily (Nuphar polysepala) found in the northwestern United States.
  2. (US, regional) seeds of this water lily, eaten by the Klamath and others.

Synonyms

Anagrams

Klamath-Modoc

FWOTD – 28 November 2012

Alternative forms

  • wókash (Gatschet)

Etymology

From the name of the lily, woksʔam.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

wokas

  1. seeds of yellow water lilies (Nuphar polysepala), which ripen in July and August and are harvested, parched, hulled, and eaten by the Klamath and Modoc

References

  • Gatschet, Samuel S. (1890). The Klamath Indians of southwestern Oregon. Volume II, Part II. United States Government Printing Office.
  • Sturtevant, William C. (1978). Handbook of North American Indians, page 449
  1. 1964, University of California publications in linguistics, volumes 32-33, page 223
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