Ararahih'urípih
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táayvaar / táayvaara- spoil; to spend (money)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5544 | revised Dec 20 2015

táayvaar / táayvaara- V • spoil; to spend (money)

Derivatives (5)
taayvaaráfip "to spoil completely"
tayvárarimka "to spoil (for someone)"
tayvárariv "to spoil (something) for (someone)"
thivthaneentáayvaar "a plant, Saint John's wort (introduced)"
uhtayvaráraam "placename near Orleans"

Source: WB 1366, p.385

  • koovúra tutáayvaar péeshpuk. He spent all his money. [Reference: KV]
  • tapâanpay nákishnakish îin mít kuntaayváaratihat. But later on the hogs used to spoil them (gardens). [Reference: TK 77.8]


Sentence examples (4)

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  1. uh-tayvará-raam  
    tobacco-spoil-place  
    placename, where they spoil tobacco
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, The Name of Tobacco (JPH_TKIC-III.2) | read full text
  2. kári   xás   kun-piip      hínupa   u-táayvaar   pa-pihnêefich  
    then   then   3pl(>3s)-say   PERF   surprise   3s(>3)-spoil   the-coyote  
    And they said, "There Coyote has spoiled it.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text
  3. kári   xás   u-piip   akâay   t-u-táayvaar   pa-nani-'íin  
    then   then   3s(>3)-say   who   PERF-3s(>3)-spoil   the-1sPOSS-falls  
    And he said, "Who spoiled my falls?"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text
  4. víri      mi-hrôoha   pirishkâarim   t-u-táayvaar   pa-mi-'íin  
    so   PERF   2sPOSS-wife   grizzly   PERF-3s(>3)-spoil   the-2sPOSS-falls  
    Your wife, Grizzly Bear, spoiled your falls."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text