Klamath
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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/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
Klamath (plural Klamath or Klamaths)
- Any member of a Native American tribe formerly living along the Klamath River in California and Oregon.
Proper noun
Klamath
- The language of this tribe (also known as Klamath-Modoc).
- A river in southern Oregon, and northern California.
- A county in southern Oregon; see Klamath County.
- A former county in northern California.
- A census-designated place in Del Norte County, California, United States.
Derived terms
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
Proper noun
le Klamath m
- The Klamath (a river in southern Oregon, and northern California)