Ararahih'urípih
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ithxuun / ithxúuna- to put over one's head; to wear on one's head, to have a hat on

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3335 | revised Oct 31 2014

ithxuun / ithxúuna- • V • to put over one's head; to wear on one's head, to have a hat on

Derivatives (2)
ichxúunanach "a type of clover, perhaps thimble clover"
tanipaníchxuunanach "harbor seal, and probably other species of seal as well"

Source: WB 782, p.355; JPH ani 06:650

  • ikxúrik úthxuunati. He's holding a paper over his head. [Reference: KV]
  • koovúra ík apxanyâamachas kuthxunátiihveesh. You must all wear your prettiest hats. [Reference: KM 5.17]

Sentence examples (8)

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  1. naa   pa-naní-'apxaan   uum   ní-thxuuna-tih  
    1sg.   the-1sPOSS-cap   3.SG   1s(>3)-put.over.head-DUR  
    I am wearing my hat on my head.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  2. ní-thxuuna-tih  
    1s(>3)-put.over.head-DUR  
    It is on my head.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  3. pa-'ávansa   u-thxúuna-tih  
    the-be.thin   3s(>3)-put.over.head-DUR  
    The man is wearing it.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-33) | read full text
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  4. xás   u-píip   pûu   vaa   vúra   ní-thxuun-eesh   káruma   nik   áachip   kóo   t-u-vík-ahi-tih  
    then   3s(>3)-say   no   so   Intensive   1s(>3)-put.over.head-FUT   in.fact   a.little   middle   as.much.as   PERF-3s(>3)-weave-ESS-DUR  
    And she said, "No, I'll wear it this way, (though) the fact is that it's only woven half-way.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text

  5. káruma   ník   apxan-yâamach-as   tá   kun-p-ithxuná-tiih-va   yaas'arara-'îin   pu-'ithváaf-tih-eesh-ap  
    in.fact   a.little   cap-pretty-PL   PERF   3pl(>3s)-ITER-put.over.head-DUR-PL.ACT   humankind-TOPIC   NEG-think.well.of-DUR-FUT-NEG  
    The fact is, (the others) wear pretty caps, (but) Mankind won't have much use for them.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text

  6. kári   xás   kun-p-ithxuná-siipreen   pa-mukun-'ápxaan  
    then   then   3pl(>3s)-ITER-put.over.head-up   the-3plPOSS-cap  
    And they put on their basket-caps.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-31) | read full text

  7. kári   xás   u-p-íthxuuna-sip  
    then   then   3s(>3)-ITER-put.over.head-up  
    And she put it on.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-31) | read full text

  8. pa-mú-pxaan   ápap-vari   xás   p-óo-thxuna-tih  
    the-3sPOSS-cap   one.side-toward   then   NOMZ-3s(>3)-put.over.head-DUR  
    And she was wearing her cap over on one side.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Discovered" (WB_KL-62) | read full text