Ararahih'urípih
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imchak to burn oneself, to get burnt

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2401 | revised Dec 15 2014

imchak • V • to burn oneself, to get burnt

Derivatives (2)
imchakapírish "plant sp., California Ground Cone"
imchaka'ánav "plant sp."

Source: WB 570, p.344

  • xay ímchak. Watch out you don't burn yourself. [Reference: KV]
  • pamútiik tóomchak. He burnt himself (on) his finger. [Reference: KV]

See pimchakvâan 'to burn oneself' (on purpose)'

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  1. tá   née-mchak  
    PERF   1s-burn.oneself  
    I got burned.
    Source: Sonny Davis, Sentences about body parts, etc. (SD-01) | read full text
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  2. tá   née-mchak  
    PERF   1s-burn.oneself  
    I burned myself.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
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  3. iim   káru   i-mchák-vaan  
    2sg.   also   2s(>3)-burn.oneself-REFL  
    Did you burn yourself?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
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  4. t-óo   mchak  
    PERF-3s(>3)   burn.oneself  
    He got burned.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
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  5. iim   t-ée   mchak  
    2sg.   PERF-2s(>3)   burn.oneself  
    You got burned.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
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  6. xás   axmáy   vúra   anoo   anoo   tá   née-mchak  
    then   suddenly   Intensive   ouch!   ouch!   PERF   1s-burn.oneself  
    And suddenly (he said), "Ouch! ouch! I'm burnt!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text