Ararahih'urípih
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ishkúruh to carry by a looped handle

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3020 | revised Aug 22 2005

ishkúruh • V • to carry by a looped handle

Derivatives (10)
ishkúnuhich "handbag (dimin.)"
ishkúruh "handbag"
ishkúruhripaa "to carry fish ashore (by a loop)"
ishkúruhrishuk "to pull out (with a string?)"
ishkúruhruprav "to pull up out"
ishkúruhruprih "to haul up by straps"
ishkúruruprihva "to haul (things) up by straps"
kahthuxriv'ishkúruhar "name of a spirit person"
simsim'asip'ishkúnuhach "bucket"
simsim'ishkúruh "bucket"

Source: WB 707, p.351

  • thuxríivak kunishkúruhti, hâari kun'íithvuti. They carry it (net bag) in their hands, or sometimes on their back. [Reference: TK 88.29]

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  1. víkapu   u-skúruh-ti  
    Jump.Dance.basket   3s(>3)-carry.by.looped.handle-DUR  
    (Namely:) He was carrying a quiver.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text

  2. yánava   uum   káru   vaa   u-kupi-tih   víkapu   u-skúruh-tih  
    visible   3.SG   also   so   3s(>3)-do-DUR   Jump.Dance.basket   3s(>3)-carry.by.looped.handle-DUR  
    He saw he was doing that too, he was carrying a quiver.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text