Ararahih'urípih
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imshípish / imshíprishrih- to cool down

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2499 | revised Dec 19 2014

imshípish / imshíprishrih- • V • to cool down

Derivation:  imship-ish
cool.off-down

  • kíri kúnish umsípish su'. Let it sort of cool off inside. [Reference: TK 202.17]

Sentence examples (2)


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  1. xasík   vaa   ík   vúra   kóo   káan   ku-'íin-eesh   p-aaxvâahar   t-óo   msípishri-haak   xasík   ku-pínaa-vish  
    then.(future)   so   must   Intensive   as.much.as   there   2pl(>3)-(two).be-FUT   NOMZ-ptich-wood   PERF-3s(>3)   cool.down-when   then.(future)   2pl(>3)-come.(pl.)-FUT  
    You must stay there until the pitch-wood is extinguished, then you will come back."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  2. xás   pa-t-óo   msípishrih-aak   pátanamich-ak   tá   kun-tarívraamnih-va  
    then   NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)   cool.down-when   small.soup.basket-Locative   PERF   3pl(>3s)-pour.into-PL.ACT  
    And when it cooled off, they poured it into soup baskets.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-73) | read full text