Ararahih'urípih
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imtup to be ripe; to be cooked or roasted; (blood) to clot

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2564 | revised Dec 17 2014

imtup V • to be ripe; to be cooked or roasted; (blood) to clot

Derivatives (4)
axímtup "blood clot"
imtup "cooked"
imtúpish "to be cooked, to be ripe"
imtúupmath "to cook (something), make cooked"

Source: WB 601, p.345

  • íp panapíkniivravat pá'aax tóomtup. The blood has clotted where I was hurt. [Reference: KV]
  • xás pukári kín'aapunmutihan pahári tóomtup. And we didn't know when (the food) was done. [Reference: WB T93. Violet cooking 003]


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  1. pa-yáan   vúr   u-'íif-ti-haak   puxxích   thúkkinkunish   p-eheeraha-'íppa   pa-chím   u-imtúpp-eesh-ahaak   vaa   kári   taváttavkunish  
    NOMZ-recently   Intensive   3s(>3)-grow-DUR-when   very.much   blue-green   the-tobacco-tree   NOMZ-soon   3s(>3)-be.ripe-FUT-when   so   then   light-colored  
    When it is just growing, the tobacco plant is real green, when it is already going to get ripe, it is then light-colored.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Sense Characteristics (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.a) | read full text
  2. vaa   kári   xás   kun--ti   t-óo   mtup   p-eehêeraha   pa-   kun-ma   t-óo   xváha-ha  
    so   then   then   3pl(>3s)-think-DUR   PERF-3s(>3)   be.ripe   the-tobacco   NOMZ-PERF   3pl(>3s)-see   PERF-3s(>3)   pitch-DENOM  
    Then they know the tobacco is ripe, when they see it is gummy.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Gum (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.i) | read full text
  3. xás   pu-kári   kín-'aapunmu-tih-ara   pa-hári   pa-t-óo   mtup  
    then   NEG-then   1pl(>3)-know-DUR-NEG   NOMZ-sometime   NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)   be.ripe  
    And we didn’t know when (the food) was done.
    Source: Violet Super, Violet Cooking (VSu-01) | read full text
    Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Play
  4. xás      kin-ipêer   vúra   ník   t-óo   mptup  
    then   PERF   3>1pl-say.to   Intensive   a.little   PERF-3s(>3)   be.ripe  
    Then she told us, “It’s cooked.”
    Source: Violet Super, Violet Cooking (VSu-01) | read full text
    Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Play
  5. xás   yánava   káan   uxráa   t-óo   mtup  
    then   visible   there   berry   PERF-3s(>3)   be.ripe  
    And he saw berries ripe there.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text
  6. xás   u-hyûunish   pa--'arama   chéemyaach   árihrupuk-i   t-óo   mtup   pa--'iish   chimi   nu-'am  
    then   3s(>3)-shout.to   the-3sPOSS-child   quickly   rush.outdoors-IMPER   PERF-3s(>3)   be.ripe   the-3sPOSS-flesh   soon   1pl(>3)-eat  
    And she shouted to her child, "Jump out quickly, her meat is cooked, let's eat!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text
  7. pa-t-óo   mpúk-ahaak   pa-'ás      kun-turúriip-va  
    NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)   be.ripe-when   the-rock   PERF   3pl(>3s)-take.(hot.stones).out-PL.ACT  
    When (the acorns) were cooked, they took the rocks out.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-74) | read full text