Ararahih'urípih
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súrukam under, underneath

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5481 | revised Dec 11 2015

súrukam • N • under, underneath

Derivation:  súruk-kam  (= su'-ruk-kam)
under-side  (= inside-DIR-side)

Derivatives (3)
surukampôor "men's underwear; underwear (women's or men's)"
surukámsaanva "underwear"
surukamyáfus "woman's underwear, slip, underskirt of a woman's dress"

Source: Shivshaneen, 1996, (8.1)

Note: Used independently, or with pronoun prefixes.

  • hínupay súrukam tu'árihrishuk atimnamsúrukam. Then she came out from under her pack-basket. [Reference: KS 15_Pygmy Owl & Wildcat 019]
  • túuyship uvêehrimva, xás utíshraamhiti musúrukam. Mountains are standing, and there's a valley below them. [Reference: WB T92.26]

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  1. ta'ítam   kúkuum   ni-'aaksúr-aheen   chímiva   súrukam   kúna   ni-pásip   tama   u-skákavraa  
    so   again   1s(>3)-release..(arrow)-ANT   soon   under   in.addition   1s(>3)-shoot   then   3s(>3)-jump.over.ridge  
    I shot under, and he jumped over the ridge.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text

  2. pa-'as   uum   ahup'ásip-ak   súrukam  
    the-rock   3.SG   box-Locative   under  
    The rock is underneath the box.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-13) | read full text
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  3. vaa   káan   pa-'ápsuun   ú-krii   ásip   súrukam  
    that   there   the-snake   3s(>3)-live   box   under  
    The snake is underneath the box.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-13) | read full text
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  4. xáyfaat   vaa   káan   i-thárishrih   ahup'ásip   súrukam  
    don't!   that   there   2s(>3)-put.down   box   under  
    Don't put it underneath the box.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-13) | read full text
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  5. xás   pa-'áraar   p-oo-'îin-hi-ti   víri-va   mu-súrukam   kun-'írunaa-tih  
    then   the-human   NOMZ-3s(>3)-falls-DENOM-DUR   so-so   3sPOSS-under   3pl(>3s)-go.(pl.)-DUR  
    And the people traveled behind where the falls were.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-25) | read full text

  6. xás   u-píip   pirishkâarim   á'   nu-tákararih-eesh   súrukam   aah   ni-kyâ-avish   pa-pu-pasupíichva-haak  
    then   3s(>3)-say   grizzly   above   1pl(>3)-hang-FUT   under   fire   1s(>3)-make-FUT   NOMZ-NEG-reveal-when  
    Then Grizzly Bear said, "I'll hang you up, I'll make a fire under you if you don't tell."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text

  7. víri-va   kuma-suruk   pa-'ávansa   u-p-êeth-ruprav  
    so-so   3sPOSS-under   the-man   3s(>3)-ITER-carry-out.through  
    There she took the man out from underneath it.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text

  8. xás   súrukam   u-'arih-rûuprih-va  
    then   under   3s(>3)-jump-in.through-PL.ACT  
    And she ducked underneath them.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full text

  9. xás   vaa   pa-yíkihar   mu-súrukam   t-óo   thríish  
    then   so   the-sick   3sPOSS-under   PERF-3s(>3)   set.(liquid).down  
    Then he set them down underneath the sick person.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweating Doctor" (WB_KL-81) | read full text

  10. túuyship   u-vêehrim-va   xás   u-tíshraam-hi-tih   mu-súrukam  
    mountain   3s(>3)-stand.(things)-PL.ACT   then   3s(>3)-valley-DENOM-DUR   3sPOSS-under  
    Mountains are standing, and a valley is below them.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text