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pírish grass, leaf, bush, brush, plant (excluding trees); 'medicine,' i.e. a preparation for magical purposes, not necessarily including plants; leaves of the tobacco plant
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lexicon ID #4963 | revised Feb 17 2016
pírish • N • grass, leaf, bush, brush, plant (excluding trees); 'medicine,' i.e. a preparation for magical purposes, not necessarily including plants; leaves of the tobacco plant
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Source: WB 1148, p.374
- xás mupírish úkyav, pasáhyuux. And he made his medicine out of sand. [Reference: WB T51.14]
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mâa vúrava sâam súva vúrava pa-pírish ú-xaak-tih look! just little.downhill listen! just the-plant 3s(>3)-make.noise-DUR A little downhill I heard a noise in the brush. Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full textmâa vúrava sáruk pa-pírish kich u-váyvaayhi-tih look! just downhill the-plant only 3s(>3)-wave-wave Only the brush was moving. Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full textyánava sáruk xás pírish-ak u-thantákikva visible downhill then plant-Locative 3s(>3)-be.stuck I found that it had got stuck in the brush down there. Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full textpa-koovúra pa-nanu-ppírish puyíththaxay vúra kúnish vaa kum-eekyâa-hara p-eheeraha-'íppa vúra chishihpurith-'íppa kích vaa kúnish kum-éekyav pa-'apxantîich îin tá kin-ippêer NOMZ-all the-1plPOSS-plant not.a.single.one Intensive sort.of that 3sPOSS-making-NEG the-tobacco-tree Intensive nightshade.sp.-tree only that sort.of 3sPOSS-making the-white.man TOPIC PERF 3>1pl-say.to Of All Karuk plants the Black Nightshade is Most Like Tobacco, the Whites Tell Us Source: Phoebe Maddux, Of All Karuk plants the Black Nightshade is Most Like Tobacco, the Whites Tell Us (JPH_TKIC-III.3) | read full textvaa vúra púrith u-mússahi-ti kúna vúra axvíththirar u-mússahi-ti pa-chishihpúrith uxraháthkaay pa-ppírish káru vúra axvíththirar-kunish so Intensive huckleberry 3s(>3)-look-DUR in.addition Intensive dirty 3s(>3)-look-DUR the-nightshade.sp. sour the-plant also Intensive dirty-like They look like huckleberries, but the dog huckleberries are dirty looking, they are sour, the leaves also are dirty looking. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Of All Karuk plants the Black Nightshade is Most Like Tobacco, the Whites Tell Us (JPH_TKIC-III.3) | read full texttírih-sha pa-mu-pírish ikpíhan imxathakkêem wide-PL the-3sPOSS-plant strong bad-smelling It has widish leaves, it is strong, it stinks. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Downslope and Upslope Tobacco (JPH_TKIC-III.4) | read full textíp ni-máh-at pa-mi-heeraha-ppírish PAST 1s(>3)-see-PAST the-2sPOSS-tobacco-plant I saw your good for nothing tobacco weeds. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full textyáan vúr u-'íkkyusunu-tih-ach p-eheeraha-ppírish recently Intensive 3s(>3)-point.(in.direction)-DUR-DIM.(verbs) the-tobacco-plant The tobacco is just starting to come up. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full textpirísh-'anammahach plant-little little leaf Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full textpinish-tunvêechchas plant-small.(pl.) little leaves Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full textpa-mu-ppírish the-3sPOSS-plant its foliage Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full textpírish plant leaf; plant Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full textiheeraha-pírish tobacco-plant tobacco leaves Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full textpírish-ha plant-DENOM to put forth leaves Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full textpirish-áptiik plant-branch branch, limb, or twig of a piece of foliage (e.g. from a tree) Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full textsan-pírish mú-psiih leaf-plant 3sPOSS-leg maple leaf stem Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full textafiv-'ávahkam a'-vánihich vaa p-oo-pírish-hi-ti pa-mu-'iheerahá-saan áfiv uum vúra pirísh-iipux bottom-over high-DIM that NOMZ-3s(>3)-plant-DENOM-DUR the-3sPOSS-tobacco-leaf bottom 3.SG Intensive plant-without Somewhat up the stem the leaves commence; the base is without leaves. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full textvâaram-sa ipaníchih-sha p-eheeraha-pírish long-PL -PL the-tobacco-plant The tobacco leaves are long, pointed. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full textpirish-yâamach-as xútnahich-as tinihyâach-as ipaníchih-sha tíim-xuuskunish-as plant-pretty-PL thin-PL quite.wide-PL -PL edge-smooth-PL They are nice leaves, thin [sheetlike], not very wide, sharp pointed, smooth-edged. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full textáan-kunish sú' u-sasípiithva áachip áan-kunish u-'ishipváraa-hi-ti koovúra v-oo-kupí-ti pa-mu-pírish áachip áan-kunish u-'ishipváraa-hi-tih string-like inside 3s(>3)-spiral.around middle string-like 3s(>3)-run.in.through.(pl.)-ESS-DUR all so-3s(>3)-do-DUR the-3sPOSS-plant middle string-like 3s(>3)-run.in.through.(pl.)-ESS-DUR They have little threads in them, with a filament running down the middle; they are all that way, with a filament running down that way. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full textpa-mu-pírish vúra p-u-'ivrárasuru-tih-ara sákriiv-sha pa-mú-psii ípam kunish pa-mu-pirish-'ápsii xákaan u-'if-shúr-oo-tih-irak sákriiv-sha the-3sPOSS-plant Intensive NEG-3s(>3)-fall.off.(pl.)-DUR-NEG hard-PL the-3sPOSS-leg sinew sort.of the-3sPOSS-plant-leg both 3s(>3)-grow-off-PL.ACT-DUR-where hard-PL The leaves do not fall off, they are tough leaf-stemmed, thier leaves are like sinew, where the leaves grow off [from the stem] is tough. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full textvaa vúra ník kun-'áapunmu-tih-anik káru vaa uum yáv pa-pírish ávahkam kun-ithyúru-thuna-tih-aak pa-tá kun-p-úhthaam-pi-mara-haak so Intensive a.little 3pl(>3s)-know-DUR-ANC also so 3.SG good the-plant over 3pl(>3s)-drag-around-DUR-when NOMZ-PERF 3pl(>3s)-ITER-garden--finish.doing-when They also knew that it was good to drag a bush around on the top after sowing. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Practices Bordering on a Knowledge of Tillage (JPH_TKIC-IV.5) | read full textvaa vúra ník káru kun-áapunmu-tih-anik vaa uum yáv pa-pírish kun-vítrip-tih-aak so Intensive a.little also 3pl(>3s)-know-DUR-ANC so 3.SG good the-plant 3pl(>3s)-pull.up.(weeds)-DUR-when And they also knew that it was good to pull out weeds. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Practices Bordering on a Knowledge of Tillage (JPH_TKIC-IV.5) | read full textpa-músmus uum pírish u-'áam-tih the-cow 3.SG plant 3s(>3)-eat-DUR The cow eats grass. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about animals, questions (VS-14) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playxás mu-pírish ú-kyav pa-sáhyuux then 3sPOSS-plant 3s(>3)-make the-sand And he made his 'medicine,' it was (composed of) sand. Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full textxás pa-mu-pírish u-mûutish sáhyuux then the-3sPOSS-plant 3s(>3)-put.down sand Then he put his medicine down, the sand. Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full textkári xás u-xús-aanik kahyuras'afishríhan yaas'ára nani-pírish t-u-'aapúnm-ahaak yaas'ára káru vúra vaa u-kuph-eesh then then 3s(>3)-think-ANC Klamath.Lakes.Young.Man rich.person 1sPOSS-plant PERF-3s(>3)-know-when rich.person also Intensive so 3s(>3)-do-FUT And Klamath Lakes Young Man thought, "If Mankind knows my medicine, Mankind will do this way also." Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full textta'ítam pírish ú-kyav so plant 3s(>3)-make And he made medicine. Source: Chester Pepper, "Deer-hunting Medicine" (WB_KL-53) | read full textkári xás koovúra pa-pinish-tunvêech-as káru koovúra pa-'ípaha kun-ihyûunish-tih kunâach'aa puxîich-i then then all the-plant-small.(pl.)-PL also all the-tree 3pl(>3s)-shout.to-DUR bird.sp. very.much-IMPER And all the little plants and all the trees shouted to him, "Go to it, kunâach'aa!" Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full textkári xás hâari vúra pirísh-riik pa-tá kun-'áhoo pa-mukun-yáfus t-u-tatitítit then then sometime Intensive plant-place NOMZ-PERF 3pl(>3s)-go the-3plPOSS-dress PERF-3s(>3)-be.tattered And sometimes it was a brushy place where they traveled, their dresses got torn. Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full textpa-'aneekyávaan uum pírish pa-'óo-hruuv-tih káru hâari pirish-'éepuum the-doctor 3.SG plant NOMZ-3s(>3)-use-DUR also sometime plant-root The sweating doctor used plants and sometimes plant roots. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweating Doctor" (WB_KL-81) | read full textpúyava xás u-'uhyanakôo-ti pa-pírish you.see then 3s(>3)-pray.over-DUR the-plant And he talked to the plants. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweating Doctor" (WB_KL-81) | read full textpúyava páy uum pa-pirish-'ánav kun-kupee-kyâa-hi-tih you.see this 3.SG the-plant-medicine 3pl(>3s)-MODAL-make-Modal-DUR That’s how they made plant medicine. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweating Doctor" (WB_KL-81) | read full textxás koovúra kuma-pírish ú-thvuuy-va then all 3sPOSS-plant 3s(>3)-be.named-PL.ACT And she named all kinds of plants. Source: Emily Donahue, "Professor Gifford's Visit" (WB_KL-88) | read full textpínish-tunvêech kun-'ápim-tih plant-small.(pl.) 3pl(>3s)-look.for-DUR They were looking for plants. Source: Emily Donahue, "Professor Gifford's Visit" (WB_KL-88) | read full textxás musmus-'asiktâan káan u-hyárih pírish u-'áam-tih then cow-woman there 3s(>3)-stand plant 3s(>3)-eat-DUR A cow is standing there, she is eating grass. Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full textkáru pirish-xárah-sa u-vêehrim-va mu-pîimach also plant-long-PL 3s(>3)-stand.(things)-PL.ACT 3sPOSS-next.to And tall grass is standing next to him. Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text