Ararahih'urípih
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pithxah to wash (inan. object, e.g. clothes, dishes)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5023 | revised Apr 26 2005

pithxah • V • to wash (inan. object, e.g. clothes, dishes)

Derivative (1)
vuhapithxáhar "toothbrush"

Source: WB 780.1, p.355

  • akâay ásip upithxáheen. Who washed the dishes? [Reference: KV]
  • vúra uum pu'íshaha mûuk pithxaahtíhap. They never wash (a pipe) with water. [Reference: TK 199.17]

Sentence examples (15)

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  1. mí-vu   pithxáh-i  
    2sPOSS-tooth   wash-IMPER  
    Clean your teeth.
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about morning activities (LA-03) | read full text
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  2. pa-mí-vu   pithxáh-i  
    the-2sPOSS-tooth   wash-IMPER  
    Brush your teeth!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20d) | read full text
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  3. koovúra   pa-mikún-vu   kiik-píthxah-i  
    all   the-2plPOSS-tooth   2pl(>3)-wash-IMPER  
    You all brush your teeth!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20d) | read full text
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  4. pa-nani-sáanva   ni-pithxáh-eesh  
    the-1sPOSS-clothing   1s(>3)-wash-FUT  
    I am going to wash my clothes.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  5. pa-naní-vuh   ni-pithxáh-eesh  
    the-1sPOSS-tooth   1s(>3)-wash-FUT  
    I am going to brush my teeth.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  6. vuhapithxáhar   mûuk   ni-pithxáh-eesh   pa-naní-vuh  
    toothbrush   with.(by.means.of)   1s(>3)-wash-FUT   the-1sPOSS-tooth  
    I am going to use a toothbrush to brush my teeth.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  7. áhup   mûuk   ni-pithxáh-eesh   pa-naní-vuh  
    wood   with.(by.means.of)   1s(>3)-wash-FUT   the-1sPOSS-tooth  
    I am going to use a stick to brush my teeth.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  8. yúfish   káru   ni-'ihrôo-vish   vaa   pa-niní-vuh   ni-pithxáh-eesh  
    salt   also   1s(>3)-use-FUT   so   the-1sPOSS-tooth   1s(>3)-wash-FUT  
    I am going to use salt to brush my teeth.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  9. yúfish   ni-'ihrôo-vish   vaa   káru   ni-pithxáh-eesh   pa-naní-vuh  
    salt   1s(>3)-use-FUT   so   there   1s(>3)-wash-FUT   the-1sPOSS-tooth  
    I am going to use salt to brush my teeth.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  10. tá   ni-pikyâar   pa-nani-pithxa   pa-nani-sáanva  
    PERF   1s(>3)-finish   NOMZ-1sPOSS-wash   the-1sPOSS-clothing  
    I finished washing my clothes.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  11. vaa   pa-naní-taat   uum   t-u-píthxah   pa-nanú-saanva   koovúra   vúra  
    so   the-1sPOSS-mother   3.SG   PERF-3s(>3)-wash   the-1plPOSS-clothing   all   Intensive  
    My mother washed all our clothes.
    Source: Vina Smith, Washing (VS-24) | read full text
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  12. pa-naní-taat   vúra   koovúra   u-píthxah  
    the-1sPOSS-mother   Intensive   all   3s(>3)-wash  
    My mother washed all (the clothes).
    Source: Vina Smith, Washing (VS-24) | read full text
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  13. t-u-píthxah   pa-koovúra   pa-nanú-saanva   koovúra  
    PERF-3s(>3)-wash   the-all   the-1plPOSS-clothing   all  
    She washed them all, all our clothes.
    Source: Vina Smith, Washing (VS-24) | read full text
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  14. vaa   káan   t-u-píthxah  
    so   there   PERF-3s(>3)-wash  
    She washed them there (in the back of the house).
    Source: Vina Smith, Washing (VS-24) | read full text
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  15. mama   had   three   tubs   ta-nu   axyár   ta-nú-kyav   p-oo-pithxáh-eesh  
                PERF-1pl(>3)   full   PERF-1pl(>3)-make   NOMZ-3s(>3)-wash-FUT  
    Mama had three tubs, we- we filled them, when she was going to do the wash.
    Source: Violet Super, Violet Working (VSu-04) | read full text