Ararahih'urípih
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chivcháaksur / chivcháaksuru- to open a door

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1182 | revised Oct 31 2014

chivcháaksur / chivcháaksuru- • V • to open a door

Derivation:  chivchak-sur  (= chiv-chak-sur)
door-off  (= peek-closing.up-off)

Derivatives (4)
chivcháaksur "door"
chivchaksurúraam "door"
ikxurikachivchaksurúraam "post office"
tasachivchaksurúraam "gate"

Source: WB 308.3, p.331

  • neepchívchaksuri. Open the door for me! [Reference: WB T31.50]

Sentence examples (4)

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  1. cháas    neepchívchaaksurih    tá    ni'íinka   
    younger.brother    open.back.up.the.door.for.me    PERF    I'm.burning   
    "Younger brother, open the door for me, I'm burning!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  2. xás    kúkuum    vúra    tóo    kpêehva    neepchívchaaksurih    tá    ni'íinka   
    then    again    Intensive    he.did    shout    open.back.up.the.door.for.me    PERF    I'm.burning   
    And again he shouted, "Open the door for me, I'm burning!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  3. yánava    uchívchaaksurahitih   
    visible    a.door.was.open   
    He saw the door was open.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text

  4. xás    ithváaykam    pachivchaksurúraam    vúra    ipshûunkinich    pakáan    kunvóonkurihvutih   
    then    front    the.door    Intensive    low    there    they.crawl.into   
    And in front, there was a low door, where they went in.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweathouse" (WB_KL-76) | read full text