Ararahih'urípih
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imfir / imfira- hot (of objects)

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lexicon ID #2425 | revised Nov 14 2014

imfir / imfira- ADJ • hot (of objects)

Derivation imfir-a
be.hot-DEVERB

Derivatives (4)
imfinánihich "warm place"
imfiráriik "hot place"
ishímfir "brave, tough (of a person)"
vuhéemfir "toothache"

Source: WB 575.1, p.344


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  1. chavúra   pâanpay   imfir   t-u-vîish  
    finally   after.while   hot   PERF-3s(>3)-come.down  
    Then after a while it got hot.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text
  2. vúra   uum   puxich   imfir   t-u-vîish  
    Intensive   3.SG   very.much   hot   PERF-3s(>3)-come.down  
    Then it got awfully hot.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text
  3. pa-nani-káfih   kúnish   imfir  
    the-1sPOSS-coffee   sort.of   hot  
    My coffee is warm.
    Source: Sonny Davis, Sentences about body parts, etc. (SD-01) | read full text
    Spoken by Sonny Davis | Download | Play
  4. pa-nani-káfih   imfir  
    the-1sPOSS-coffee   hot  
    My coffee is hot.
    Source: Sonny Davis, Sentences about body parts, etc. (SD-01) | read full text
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  5. xás   pa-'as-éemfir      kun-turúraamnih-va  
    then   the-rock-hot   PERF   3pl(>3s)-put.(hot.stones).into-PL.ACT  
    Then they put the hot rocks in.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-73) | read full text
  6. xás   kári   as-éemfir   t-u-turu-ráamnih-va  
    then   then   rock-hot   PERF-3s(>3)-handle.with.implement-into-PL.ACT  
    Then he put in hot stones.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweating Doctor" (WB_KL-81) | read full text