tooromi

Northern Ohlone

Etymology

Compare Southern Ohlone tooroma (“mountain lion”), Central Sierra Miwok tolom·maˀah (“bobcat”).

Noun

tooromi

1. mountain lion

References

María de los Angeles Colós, José Guzman, and John Peabody Harrington (1930s) Chochenyo Field Notes (Survey of California and Other Indian Langauges)‎^[1], Unpublished