Ararahih'urípih
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thurirúvuukva to urinate all over oneself

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6021 | revised Jan 29 2016

thurirúvuukva • V • to urinate all over oneself

Derivation:  thúriruv-uk-va  (= thúriv-iruv-uk-va)
urinate.on.oneself-to.here-PL.ACT  (= urinate-too.much-to.here-PL.ACT)

Note: May take na- '1sg.' instead of ni-.

  • tanathurirúvuukva. I'm pissing all over myself. [Reference: WB T9.34]
  • tanachuninúvuukvach. I'm pitifully pissing all over myself. [Reference: KT 145.23]

Sentence examples (2)


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  1. yíiv   vúra   nu-thyuruv-eesh   chími   âapun   tá   ni-myáhumar   chími   âapun   tá   ni-chnahirúvuukva   chími   âapun   tá   ni-thurirúvuukva   chími   âapun  
    far   Intensive   1pl(>3)-drag.to-FUT   soon   on.the.ground   PERF   1s(>3)-be.exhausted   soon   on.the.ground   PERF   1s(>3)-shit.all.over.self   soon   on.the.ground   PERF   1s(>3)-urinate.all.over.self   soon   on.the.ground  
    "We will drag you far away. Let me down, I am tired! Let me down, I am defecating all over myself, let me down, please! I am urinating all over myself, let me down!"
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

  2. kári   xás   u-píip   matêe   kuvaan   tá   na-thurirúvuukva  
    then   then   3s(>3)-say   later   kuvaan   PERF   1s-urinate.all.over.self  
    And he said, "matêe kuvaan, I'm urinating all over myself!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text