keepuen
See also: ki-pún
Yurok
Etymology
From Proto-Algic *pipo·ne (“winter”), with initial p- dissimilated to k- under the influence of the names of the other seasons, which all start with k-.
Noun
keepuen
Coordinate terms
- kelomehl (“fall, autumn”), keyoh, keyok (“early fall, early autumn”)
- kishen (“summer; be summer”)
- kyah (“spring; rise (of the sun)”)
Verb
keepuen
- be winter