Karuk

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noun

A member of an indigenous people of California who reside along the Klamath River.

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Meanings

nounKaruk (plural Karuks or Karuk)

plural Karuks · alternative Karok

  1. A member of an indigenous people of California who reside along the Klamath River.
proper noun

alternative Karok

  1. The language spoken by this tribe, which is either a language isolate or perhaps Hokan.

Origin

  1. kyhkáruk“upstream, upriver (people)”
  2. EnglishKaruk

Borrowed from Karok káruk (“upstream, upriver (people)”), because they live upstream on the Klamath River while the Yurok live downstream.

More words from kyh

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Translations

Russian кару́к, каро́к
  • кару́к (karúk)Karok person
  • каро́к (karók)Karok person
  • кару́к (karúk)Karok language
  • каро́к (karók)Karok language
Cite this entry
APA

Karuk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Karuk

MLA

“Karuk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Karuk. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Karuk,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Karuk.

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