Ararahih'urípih
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vúpaksur / vúpaksuru- to cut off

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lexicon ID #6665 | revised Dec 11 2015

vúpaksur / vúpaksuru- • V • to cut off

Derivation:  vúpak-sur
trim-off

  • ishvít vúpaksun. Cut off a piece! [Reference: KV]
  • tupichasámahich pakunvupaksúrooti. They cut it off a little at a time. [Reference: TK 95.16]

Sentence examples (3)


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  1. xás   vaa   káan   t-u-vupaksúr-oo  
    then   that   there   PERF-3s(>3)-cut.off-PL.ACT  
    And he cleaned it there.
    Source: Vina Smith, I'll Never Forget Those Days (VS-22) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

  2. xás   vaa   káan   t-u-vúpaksur  
    then   that   there   PERF-3s(>3)-cut.off  
    So he cleaned it down there.
    Source: Vina Smith, I'll Never Forget Those Days (VS-22) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

  3. ithyarukpíhriiv   pa-mú-siish   u-vupaksúr-oo-nik  
    Across.the.Water.Widower   the-3sPOSS-penis   3s(>3)-cut.off-PL.ACT-ANC  
    Across-the-Water Widower cut off his penis.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Creation of Eels" (WB_KL-41) | read full text