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thúriruv to urinate on oneself
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lexicon ID #6020 | revised Jan 29 2016
thúriruv • V • to urinate on oneself
Derivation: | thúriv-iruv |
urinate-too.much |
Derivative (1)
thurirúvuukva "to urinate all over oneself"
- tanathúriruv, chími âapun. I'm pissing myself, let's go down! [Reference: DeA&F 2 Old Man Turtle 079]
See thúriv 'to urinate' See -iruv 'too much'
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yíiv vúra nu-thyuruv-eesh chími âapun tá ni-myáhumar chími âapun tá ni-chnahirúvuukva chími âapun tá ni-thurirúvuukva chími âapun far Intensive 1pl(>3)-drag.to-FUT soon on.the.ground PERF 1s(>3)-be.exhausted soon on.the.ground PERF 1s(>3)-shit.all.over.self soon on.the.ground PERF 1s(>3)-urinate.all.over.self soon on.the.ground "We will drag you far away. Let me down, I am tired! Let me down, I am defecating all over myself, let me down, please! I am urinating all over myself, let me down!" Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full textkári xás u-píip matêe kuvaan tá na-thurirúvuukva then then 3s(>3)-say later kuvaan PERF 1s-urinate.all.over.self And he said, "matêe kuvaan, I'm urinating all over myself!" Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text