Ararahih'urípih
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yupastáran tear (from weeping)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #7177 | revised Feb 17 2016

yupastáran • N • tear (from weeping)

Derivation:  yúup astaran
eye astaran

Derivative (1)
yupastáranha "to weep, to mourn"

Source: WB 1698.1, p.403

Sentence examples (3)

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  1. ta'ítam   u-yupastáran-heen   "ishávaas   ishávaas  
    so   3s(>3)-weep-ANT   "child.of.deceased.sibling   child.of.deceased.sibling  
    Then Coyote cried (for his brother): "Nephew, nephew!"
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  2. víri   vaa   kun-kupi-tih   patha-kan-'ávak   tá   kun-thataktakúraan   pa-mukun-yáfus   pa-mukun-yupastáran   mûuk   pa-kun-'ívun-ti   kahyuras'afishríhan  
    so   so   3pl(>3s)-do-DUR   knee-Locative-above   PERF   3pl(>3s)-be.tattered   the-3plPOSS-dress   the-3plPOSS-tear.(from.weeping)   with.(by.means.of)   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-cry.for-DUR   Klamath.Lakes.Young.Man  
    They did this, their dresses were all tattered up above the knees from the tears that they were weeping for Klamath Lakes Young Man.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text

  3. kári   xás   vaa   kun-kúupha   kurihkirá-'aachipvari   u-thrîish   pa-mukun-yupastáran  
    then   then   so   3pl(>3s)-do   eaves-pole-towards.the.middle   3s(>3)-set.(liquid).down   the-3plPOSS-tear.(from.weeping)  
    They did this, their tears collected halfway up the roof-beam.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text