Ararahih'urípih
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ivaxráhchak to have one's throat close up with thirst

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3451 | revised Feb 28 2015

ivaxráhchak • V • to have one's throat close up with thirst

Derivation:  iváxrah-chak  (= im-axrah-chak)
be.dry-closing.up  (= DENOM dead.tree-closing.up)

Source: WB 791.2, p.356

  • kínikini vúra uum uvaxrahchákeesh. May his throat dry up with thirst! [Reference: WB T4.68]

Sentence examples (2)


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  1. kínikini   vúra   uum   u-vaxrahchák-eesh  
    I.wish.that   Intensive   3.SG   3s(>3)-have.throat.close.up-FUT  
    Let him die of thirst!
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  2. xás   vúra   chími   u-'ív-eesh   kóova   t-u-vaxráhchak  
    then   Intensive   soon   3s(>3)-die-FUT   so   PERF-3s(>3)-have.throat.close.up  
    And he was about to die, he was so thirsty.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text