Ararahih'urípih
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taxvah to seal shut

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5795 | revised Dec 29 2015

taxvah • V • to seal shut

Derivatives (3)
iptaxváhchak "to seal up"
taxváharariv "to seal up with"
taxváhchak "to seal shut"

Source: WB 1355, p.385

  • pamúyuup axváha mûuk kuniptáxvah. She sealed up her eyes with pitch. [Reference: WB T61.17]
  • itaharahárinay tutaxváhahiti. (Her eyes) had been sealed up for ten years. [Reference: WB T61.46]

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  1. kóova   u-thvuyxâaha   pa-mú-yuup   axváha   mûuk   kun-ip-táxvah  
    so   3s(>3)-care   the-3sPOSS-eye   pitch   with.(by.means.of)   3pl(>3s)-ITER-seal.shut  
    She grieved so for him, she sealed up her eyes with pitch.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full text

  2. itahara-hárinay   t-u-taxváh-ahi-tih  
    ten-year   PERF-3s(>3)-seal.shut-ESS-DUR  
    They had been sealed up for ten years.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full text