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xéechich soft
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6887 | revised Feb 04 2016
xéechich • ADJ • soft
Derivative (1)
xeechíchnihich "soft place (dimin.)"
Source: WB 1619, p.398
- vaa kumá'ii paxéechich payváheem. That's why it is so soft there now. [Reference: Obsidian Blade-Making Place 015]
- xéechich pa'iish. The meat is tender. [Reference: JPH "Grammar" 345]
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áfee-r tá kun-vítrip vaa uum pu-kúkuum p-íif-tih-ara pá-vaa kun-'îinish-tih-aak pa-yúux u-xéetchich-hi-tih bottom-having PERF 3pl(>3s)-pull.up.(weeds) so 3.SG NEG-again ITER-grow-DUR-NEG the-that 3pl(>3s)-come.into.existence-DUR-when the-dirt 3s(>3)-soft-DENOM-DUR Root and all they pull them out, so they will not grow up again, and by doing this the ground is made softer. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Practices Bordering on a Knowledge of Tillage (JPH_TKIC-IV.5) | read full text