Ararahih'urípih
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súrukaaha to be a hole into

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5480 | revised Dec 19 2015

súrukaaha • V • to be a hole into

Derivation:  súrukaa-ha  (= su'-ruk aa-ha)
hole-DENOM  (= inside-DIR aa-DENOM)

  • xás yánava káan ípaha u'íihya, xás usúrukaahiti. And he saw a tree standing there, with a hole in it. [Reference: WB T6.49]

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  1. xás   yánava   káan   ípaha   u-'íihya   xás   u-súrukaahi-tih  
    then   visible   there   tree   3s(>3)-stand.(long.object)   then   3s(>3)-be.hole.into-DUR  
    And he saw a tree standing there, and there was a hole in it.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text