Ararahih'urípih
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úhthaam garden

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6207 | revised Jan 22 2016

úhthaam • N • garden

Literally: 'tobacco-meadow'

Derivation:  úuh thaam
tobacco meadow

Derivatives (3)
uhcháamach "man's name, Pete Henry"
uhtháamha "to plant"
uhthamha'ávaha "vegetables"

Source: WB 1480.5, p.390; TK 50.11

Sentence examples (7)

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  1. p-eheeraha-'úhthaam-sa  
    the-tobacco-garden-PL  
    Tobacco Plots
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Parts of the Tobacco Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.b-g) | read full text

  2. úhthaam  
    garden  
    any garden, orchard, or plantation; a tobacco plot
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Parts of the Tobacco Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.b-g) | read full text

  3. iheeraha-'úhthaam  
    tobacco-garden  
    tobacco plot
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Parts of the Tobacco Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.b-g) | read full text

  4. pa-'uhípih  
    the-garden  
    Stalk
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Parts of the Tobacco Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.b-g) | read full text

  5. vaa   vúra   ník   kun-'áapunmu-tih-anik   káru   vaa   uum   yáv   pa-pírish   ávahkam   kun-ithyúru-thuna-tih-aak   pa-tá   kun-p-úhthaam-pi-mara-haak  
    so   Intensive   a.little   3pl(>3s)-know-DUR-ANC   also   so   3.SG   good   the-plant   over   3pl(>3s)-drag-around-DUR-when   NOMZ-PERF   3pl(>3s)-ITER-garden--finish.doing-when  
    They also knew that it was good to drag a bush around on the top after sowing.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Practices Bordering on a Knowledge of Tillage (JPH_TKIC-IV.5) | read full text

  6. ku-sâam   pa-nunu-'úhthaam  
    3sPOSS-little.downhill   the-1plPOSS-garden  
    Our garden is down the hill.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about driving and directions (SD-VS-02) | read full text
    Spoken by Sonny Davis | Download | Play

  7. páy   uum   úhthaam   koon-múrax  
    this   3.SG   garden   corn-nothing.but  
    This is a garden, nothing but corn.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text