Ararahih'urípih
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ápvuuy tail

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #479 | revised Oct 31 2014

ápvuuy • N • tail

Derivatives (10)
achnat'apvúyhiich "a plant, yarrow "
ahvanápvuuy "elk-tooth headband such as is worn in the deerskin dance"
apvûuch "tailbone, coccyx"
apvúuchsuruk "name of a dog"
apvuyfúraxar "red-tailed hawk"
apvuyíchyuunanach "a type of hawk, perh. sharp-shinned hawk"
apvuyíthyurar "Cooper hawk"
imnishnam'apvuyhánach "grease tray with a handle"
imnishram'ápvuuy "handle at end of stone tray; frying pan handle"
sitápvuuy "barley sp., wall barley"

Source: WB 125, p.319; JPH 07:438-46, JPH 15: 663-81

  • apvúy'iithka tail feather [Reference: JPH ethno ?:280]

See tavúyvuy 'to wag the tail'

Short recordings (9) | Sentence examples (6)

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  1. pa-púsihich   vúra   uum   vâaram   pa-mu-'ápvuuy  
    the-cat.(dimin.)   Intensive   3.SG   long   the-3sPOSS-tail  
    The cat has a long tail.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  2. pa-púsihich   uum   vúra   ipshûunkinich   pa-mu-'ápvuuy  
    the-cat.(dimin.)   3.SG   Intensive   low   the-3sPOSS-tail  
    The cat has a short tail.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  3. ipshûunkinich   pa-mu-'ápvuuy  
    low   the-3sPOSS-tail  
    It has a short tail.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  4. pa-púsihich   uum   púfaat   pa-mu-'ápvuuy  
    the-cat.(dimin.)   3.SG   nothing   the-3sPOSS-tail  
    The cat has no tail.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  5. pa-púsihich   apvúy-ipux  
    the-cat.(dimin.)   tail-without  
    The cat has no tail.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  6. púfaat   pa-mu-'ápvuuy  
    nothing   the-3sPOSS-tail  
    It has no tail.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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