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súruk under, beneath
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5478 | revised Dec 11 2015
súruk • N • under, beneath
Derivation: | su'-ruk |
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Derivatives (17; show derivatives)
Source: WB 1248.3, p.380
- xás máruk píshiip u'uum, asasúruk. So first he went up under the rock. [Reference: KS7. Chenach person 023]
- xás uyúhish pá'aah kufipshúruk. And he spat out the fire under a willow. [Reference: WB 10 Coyote Steals Fire 060]
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xas asiv-súruk su' u-tápichkaa then cave-under inside 3s(>3)-slip.to Then he slipped in under a rock. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "How Western Yellow-Bellied Racer was Transformed" (JPH_KIM-10) | read full textapsunmunukich xas u-párihishrih-anik vaa vura kaan asiv-súruk u-tápichkaa-nik racer.snake then 3s(>3)-be.transformed-ANC so Intensive there cave-under 3s(>3)-slip.to-ANC Then he turned into apsunmunukich (snake species) right there, he went in under the overhanging rocks. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "How Western Yellow-Bellied Racer was Transformed" (JPH_KIM-10) | read full texthâari vaa káan vúra mu-pîimach tá kun-mah akthiptunv-eech-iváxrah âapun ithivthaneen-súruk sometime that there Intensive 3sPOSS-next.to PERF 3pl(>3s)-see barley-small.(pl.)-dry on.the.ground land-under Sometimes nearby there they see lots of wild oat straw under the ground. Source: Phoebe Maddux, They Knew That Seeds Will Grow (JPH_TKIC-IV.3) | read full textvúra fâatva vaa vúra pá-vaa kupí-tih-an sú' ithivthaneen-súruk u-sanpîithvu-tih Intensive something so Intensive NOMZ-that do-DUR-Participial inside land-under 3s(>3)-carry.(things).around-DUR Something is doing that, is packing it around down under the ground. Source: Phoebe Maddux, They Knew That Seeds Will Grow (JPH_TKIC-IV.3) | read full textxás u-yúhish pá-'aah kufip-shúruk then 3s(>3)-spit.out the-fire velvet.willow-under And he spat out the fire under a willow. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full textta'ítam yítha pa-mu-svírik mûuk mâaka u-'iik thivrihva-súruk so one the-3sPOSS-elbow with.(by.means.of) little.uphill 3s(>3)-hit wall.board-under So one struck with her elbow on the uphill side (of the house), under a wall-board. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full textvíri vaa ku-thítiim-tih-eesh pá-naa kâarim tá ni-xus p-eeshvirip-shúruk p-oo-fyúku-tih-at yakún na vaa pee-shvírip so so 2pl(>3)-hear-DUR-FUT NOMZ-1sg. bad PERF 1s(>3)-think the-Jeffrey.pine-under NOMZ-3s(>3)-go.around-DUR-PAST you.see 1sg. so the-Jeffrey.pine You will hear it, when I feel sad, when (someone) goes around under pine trees, because I am Pine." Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full textxás pa-'avansaxich-á-kaam u-tníshuk vasa-súruk then the-boy--large 3s(>3)-peek blanket-under And the big boy was peeking out from under the blanket. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full textasa-súruk kúuk tá kun-ihmárava rock-under to PERF 3pl(>3s)-run.to.there.(pl.) They ran underneath a rock. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full textkári xás kun-ipêer mí-myaahti hûutva kóo mí-myaahti vúra iim fátaak asa-súruk vaa káan i-'ifchíkinku-tih-eesh then then 3pl(>3s)-say.to 2sPOSS-life somehow as.much.as 2sPOSS-life Intensive 2sg. somewhere rock-under so there 2s(>3)-be.stuck.onto-DUR-FUT And they told him, "In your life, in your whole life you will be sticking to the bottom of a rock there someplace. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Story of Slug" (WB_KL-38) | read full textvuraakira-súruk vúra ú-krii ladder-under Intensive 3s(>3)-live He stayed underneath the ladder (leading into the house). Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full textkári xás u-thítiim-tih pa-vuraakira-súruk ikrêe-n pa-niinamichtâapas then then 3s(>3)-hear-DUR the-ladder-under live-Participial the-smallest And the littlest one, sitting underneath the ladder, heard it. Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full textxás kári pa-preacher mu-hrôoha u-máh fâat t-u-'úrishuk sichakvutvara-súruk then then the-preacher 3sPOSS-wife 3s(>3)-see what PERF-3s(>3)-take.out belt-under And the preacher's wife saw her take something out of the belt. Source: Julia Starritt, "A Quack Doctor" (WB_KL-67) | read full textxás avansáxiich uum u-'áhoo-tih pa-'ipaha-súruk kúnish t-u-'uum then boy 3.SG 3s(>3)-go-DUR the-tree-under sort.of PERF-3s(>3)-arrive A boy is walking in front, he is sort of going under the tree. Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full textxás pa-'avansáxiich ipaha-súruk t-u-'uum then the-boy tree-under PERF-3s(>3)-arrive The boy is going under a tree. Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full textchishíi u-hyári amkira-súruk dog 3s(>3)-stand table-under A dog is standing under a table. Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text