Ararahih'urípih
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chivcháaksur / chivcháaksuru- to open a door

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1182 | revised Oct 31 2014

chivcháaksur / chivcháaksuru- • V • to open a door

Derivation:  chivchak-sur  (= chiv-chak-sur)
door-off  (= peek-closing.up-off)

Derivatives (4)
chivcháaksur "door"
chivchaksurúraam "door"
ikxurikachivchaksurúraam "post office"
tasachivchaksurúraam "gate"

Source: WB 308.3, p.331

  • neepchívchaksuri. Open the door for me! [Reference: WB T31.50]

Sentence examples (4)

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  1. cháas   nee-p-chívchaaksur-ih   tá   ni-'íinka  
    younger.brother   2s/3s>1s-ITER-open.door-Benefactive   PERF   1s(>3)-be.on.fire  
    "Younger brother, open the door for me, I'm burning!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  2. xás   kúkuum   vúra   t-óo   kpêehva   nee-p-chívchaaksur-ih   tá   ni-'íinka  
    then   again   Intensive   PERF-3s(>3)   shout   2s/3s>1s-ITER-open.door-Benefactive   PERF   1s(>3)-be.on.fire  
    And again he shouted, "Open the door for me, I'm burning!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  3. yánava   u-chívchaaksur-ahi-tih  
    visible   3s(>3)-open.door-ESS-DUR  
    He saw the door was open.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text

  4. xás   ithváaykam   pa-chivchaksurúraam   vúra   ipshûunkinich   pa-káan   kun-vóonkurih-vu-tih  
    then   front   the-door   Intensive   low   NOMZ-there   3pl(>3s)-crawl.in-PL.ACT-DUR  
    And in front, there was a low door, where they went in.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweathouse" (WB_KL-76) | read full text