Ararahih'urípih
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mûut to carry in one's (closed) hand; to put or take a handful of

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4283 | revised Feb 21 2005

mûut • V • to carry in one's (closed) hand; to put or take a handful of

Derivative (1)
mûutish "to put down"

Source: WB 991, p.367; JPH pla

  • araréeshpuk umûutih its hand is full of Indian money (of bracken leaf, which looks like it is curled around a handful of money). [Reference: JPH pla 06:494]

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  1. xás   vúra   uum   vaa   káan   xás   u-upíipha   vúra   uum   kêech   pa-púufich   uum   vúra   uum   máath  
    then   Intensive   3.SG   that   there   then   3s(>3)-carry.in.hand   Intensive   3.SG   big   the-deer   3.SG   Intensive   3.SG   heavy  
    So [when he got] there, he said? the deer was really big, it was really heavy.
    Source: Vina Smith, I'll Never Forget Those Days (VS-22) | read full text
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  2. kári   xás   átruup-'axyar   ámtaap   u-mûut-rupuk  
    then   then   palm--ful   dust   3s(>3)-carry.in.hand-outdoors  
    And he brought a handful of ashes outdoors.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full text