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kutrah to bulge; to wag one's buttocks
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4063 | revised Jun 30 2005
kutrah • V • to bulge; to wag one's buttocks
Derivatives (8)
asaxuskútrahar "rain coat"
kutnahaná'anamahach "jacket"
kutraahtíhan "coat"
kútrah "hip (lower part)"
kutráhar "coat"
kutráhathun "to wag one's buttocks back and forth"
kutrahávaas "coat"
kutraxaráxuus "raincoat"
Source: WB 945, p.364
- ukútraahti. (A mole) pushes dirt up; (A person's buttocks) bulge through clothing when they bend over. [Reference: KV]
- tukútrah. He wags his buttocks back and forth. [Reference: TK 275.24]
Sentence examples (2)
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kári xás u-xus payêem nani-kútrahar ni-paathkúrih-eesh then then 3s(>3)-think now 1sPOSS-coat 1s(>3)-throw.into-FUT And he thought, "Now I'll throw my coat in the water." Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full textkári xás u-paathkúri pa-mu-kutraahtíhan then then 3s(>3)-throw.into the-3sPOSS-coat And he threw his coat in the water. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text