Ararahih'urípih
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ikpáaksur / ikpáaksuru- to cut off (straight)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1890 | revised Nov 11 2014

ikpáaksur / ikpáaksuru- • V • to cut off (straight)

Derivation:  ikpak-sur
chop-off

Source: WB files

Note: Cf. ikxáaysur 'to cut off on a slant'.

  • ípanvarih pakunikpaksúrooti ... When they cut them off towards the end ... [Reference: TK 89.36]

Sentence examples (4)


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  1. kári   xás   ú-kpaaksur   pa-mú-siish  
    then   then   3s(>3)-cut.off   the-3sPOSS-penis  
    So he cut off (part of) his penis.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Creation of Eels" (WB_KL-41) | read full text

  2. xás   kári   kúkuum   ú-kpaaksur   pa-mú-siish  
    then   then   again   3s(>3)-cut.off   the-3sPOSS-penis  
    And he again cut off (part of) his penis.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Creation of Eels" (WB_KL-41) | read full text

  3. hínupa   chantirih-'îin   sú'   pa-tá   kun-vôonkurih   vaa   kúth   p-oo-kpaksúr-oo-ti   pa-mú-siish  
    surprise   tick-TOPIC   inside   NOMZ-PERF   3pl(>3s)-crawl.in   so   because.of   NOMZ-3s(>3)-cut.off-PL.ACT-DUR   the-3sPOSS-penis  
    There it was Tick that crawled into him, that's why he cut off his penis.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Creation of Eels" (WB_KL-41) | read full text

  4. yiimúsich   xás   pa-kun-íkpaaksur  
    little.ways.off   then   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-cut.off  
    They cut them off some ways out (from the trunk).
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text