Ararahih'urípih
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ikxúrar / ikxurara- evening; in the evening

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lexicon ID #2294 | revised Oct 31 2014

ikxúrar / ikxurara- N • evening; in the evening

Derivatives (9)
ikxaram'ikxuraráxara "late at night"
ikxunanáhaanich "evening star (dimin.)"
ikxurará'av "supper"
ikxúraraha "to become evening"
ikxuraráhaan "evening star"
ikxurarahíram "campsite, place to stay the night"
ikxurarakámxara "late night; late at night"
ikxurarapáamvaar "after supper"
ikxuraraxatímniim "moth"

Source: WB 553, p.343

Note: Cf. ikxáram 'night'.

  • ikxúrar púxay vúra ípakara. That evening he never came back. [Reference: KS 25. Orleans Maiden 045]
  • xás patéekxurar axmáy áhkaam kuníkyav îikam. And when it became evening, suddenly they made a big fire outdoors. [Reference: DeA & F 4: Land of the Dead 046]


Sentence examples (29)

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  1. ikxúrar      kun-pavyíhuk   koovúra   ichámahich   pa-mukun-púufich  
    evening   PERF   3pl(>3s)-come.back.(pl.)   all   one.by.one   the-3plPOSS-deer  
    In the evening they all return one by one with their deer.
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text
  2. xas      ikxúrar   axmay   mâaka   ú-xak  
    then   PERF   evening   suddenly   in.other.room   3s(>3)-make.noise  
    And when evening came suddenly there was a noise at the back of the house.
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text
  3. kári   xás   kúkuum      ikxúrar   kun-'imnísh-aheen  
    then   then   again   PERF   evening   3pl(>3s)-cook-ANT  
    And then again in the afternoon they cooked.
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text
  4. xas   ikxúrar   kun-pavyíhuk   pa-'avansa  
    then   evening   3pl(>3s)-come.back.(pl.)   the-man  
    Then in the evening the boys came home.
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text
  5. tée   kxúrar   xas   ni-'ípak  
    PERF   evening   then   1s(>3)-come.back  
    It was late evening when I got back.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text
  6. kári   xás   púyava   ikxúrar      kun-píishar   iinâak  
    then   then   you.see   evening   PERF   3pl(>3s)-go.to.drink.again   indoors  
    In the evenings they went in the living house to eat their meal.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text
  7. ikxúrar   t-óo   kxánamh-ach   púyava      kun-vítvarak-va   páah-ak   sú'      kun-'írunaa  
    evening   PERF-3s(>3)   be.night-DIM.(verbs)   you.see   PERF   3pl(>3s)-paddle.down.from.upriver-PL.ACT   boat-Locative   inside   PERF   3pl(>3s)-go.(pl.)  
    It was just getting dark in the evening, then they paddled down from upriver, they traveled in boats.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text
  8. xás   ikxúrar   pa-kun-pavyíhivrath  
    then   evening   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-go.back.into.sweathouse.(pl.)  
    And in the evening (the people) came back in the sweathouse"
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  9. kári   xás   tée   kxurar   kári   xás   u-thítiv   kun-chúuphi-tih  
    then   then   PERF   evening   then   then   3s(>3)-hear   3pl(>3s)-speak-DUR  
    By now it was evening, and he heard them, they were talking.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text
  10. xás   ikxúrar      kun-ímnish  
    then   evening   PERF   3pl(>3s)-cook  
    And in the evening (the women) cooked.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text
  11. xás   kári   pa-'ávans-as   pa-   kun-'ípak   ikxúrar   yánava   pa-pihnîich   u-pakurîihvu-tih  
    then   then   the-man-PL   NOMZ-PERF   3pl(>3s)-come.back   evening   visible   the-old.man   3s(>3)-sing.songs-DUR  
    And when the men returned in the evening, they saw the old man was singing.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text
  12. púyava   pa-tée   kxurára-haak   yiimúsich   vúra   t-óo   kpêehva   pa-t-u-'ípak  
    you.see   NOMZ-PERF   evening-when   little.ways.off   Intensive   PERF-3s(>3)   shout   NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)-come.back  
    When it was evening, he would shout a little ways off as he returned.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text
  13. xás   kúmateech   ikxúrar   vúra   xára   xás   vúra   u-'ípak  
    then   later.in.day   evening   Intensive   long.time   then   Intensive   3s(>3)-come.back  
    And later on, in the evening, she came back late.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text
  14. xás   kúkuum   vúra   xára   xás   u-'ípak   ikxúrar  
    then   again   Intensive   long.time   then   3s(>3)-come.back   evening  
    And again (Bear) came back late in the evening.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text
  15. xás   u-pêer   pa-'avansáxiich   imáankam   sáruk   astíip   pa--chaas   xákaan   ík   ku-yâaram-eesh   ikxúrar  
    then   3s(>3)-say.to   the-boy   next.day   downhill   shore   the-2sPOSS-younger.brother   with.(one.person)   must   2pl(>3)-(two.people).go-FUT   evening  
    And she told the boy, "Tomorrow evening you and your younger brother must go down to the river-bank.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text
  16. púyava   vírusur   uum   ikxúrar   xás   t-u-vôonupuk  
    you.see   bear   3.SG   evening   then   PERF-3s(>3)-leave.house  
    Then Bear went out in the evening.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Bear" (WB_KL-40) | read full text
  17. púyava   kúkuum   vúra   imáan   ikxúrar   t-u-p-ikrîish  
    you.see   again   Intensive   tomorrow   evening   PERF-3s(>3)-ITER-sit.down  
    So again the next day she sat down outdoors in the evening.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text
  18. xás   p-éekxurar   u-thivrúhish  
    then   NOMZ-evening   3s(>3)-float.ashore  
    And in the evening he floated to shore.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text
  19. kúkuum   vúra   imáan   p-éekxurar   u-thivrúhish  
    again   Intensive   tomorrow   NOMZ-evening   3s(>3)-float.ashore  
    Again the next day he floated to shore in the evening.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text
  20. p-eekxúrar   púva-xay   thivrúhish   koovúra   axupa-'ithvu-tih-ar-a-múrax  
    the-evening   not.yet-not   float.ashore   all   dressed.deermeat-pack-DUR-INST-DEVERB-nothing.but  
    When evening hadn't (even) floated down yet, they were all doing nothing but carrying dressed deer meat.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Deer-hunting Medicine" (WB_KL-53) | read full text
  21. ikxúrar-vari      kun-pavyíhish  
    evening-toward   PERF   3pl(>3s)-gather.again.(pl.)  
    They came back home towards the evening.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text
  22. ithée-kxurar   vúra   kun-vuhvúh-iich-vanaa-tih  
    all-evening   Intensive   3pl(>3s)-do.jump.dance-DIM-PL-DUR  
    The people did the imitation deerskin dance all evening.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text
  23. xás   ikxúrar   xás   káh'ir   t-u-várak  
    then   evening   then   upriver.world-renewal   PERF-3s(>3)-come.down  
    And in the evening they did the war dance.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text
  24. ikxúrar   nu-pâatvu-ti   ukrámkaam  
    evening   1pl(>3)-bathe-DUR   pond.near.Katimin  
    In the evening we bathed in (the pond called) ukrámkaam.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text
  25. pa-fatavéenaan   p-oo-'ípak-ahaak   ikxúrar   t-óo   p-víishrih   xás   vúra   pa-'áraar   tá   kun-'íran-va  
    the-priest.in.world-renewal   NOMZ-3s(>3)-come.back-when   evening   PERF-3s(>3)   ITER-come.down   then   Intensive   the-human   PERF   3pl(>3s)-go.to.pikyavish-PL.ACT  
    When the priest returned, evening was falling, and the people were coming to celebrate the world renewal.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text
  26. xás   ikxúrar   tá   kun-thívtaap-vunaa  
    then   evening   PERF   3pl(>3s)-do.war.dance-PL  
    And in the evening they did the war dance.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text
  27. kári   xás   ikxúrar   tá   kun-'av  
    then   then   evening   PERF   3pl(>3s)-eat  
    And in the evening they ate.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text
  28. pa-fatavéenaan   yáas   u-'ípak   ikxúrar  
    the-priest.in.world-renewal   then   3s(>3)-come.back   evening  
    Then in the evening the priest returned.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text
  29. xás   ikxúrar      kun-thívtaap-vunaa  
    then   evening   PERF   3pl(>3s)-do.war.dance-PL  
    And in the evening people did the war dance.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text