Ararahih'urípih
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chivchak / chivchaka- door

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1185 | revised Oct 31 2014

chivchak / chivchaka- • N • door

Derivation:  chiv-chak
peek-closing.up

Derivatives (7)
chivcháaksur "to open a door"
chivcháaksur "door"
chivchak "to close a door"
chivchákar "door (of living house); doorknob"
chivchaksurúraam "door"
ikxurikachivchaksurúraam "post office"
tasachivchaksurúraam "gate"

Source: WB 308.1, p.331

Sentence examples (14)

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  1. kîiha    pachivchákar   
    lock.a.door    the.door   
    Lock the door!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  2. chivchakarapîimich   
    next.to.the.door   
    It is by the door.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
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  3. peekrívraam    áxak    pamuchivchákar   
    the.house    two    its.doors   
    The house has two doors.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  4. áxak    pamuchivchákar   
    two    its.doors   
    It has two doors.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  5. peekrívraam    uum    taay    pachivchákar   
    the.house    3.SG    much    the.doors   
    The house has lots of doors.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  6. peekrívraam    uum    púfaat    pachivchákar   
    the.house    3.SG    nothing    the.doors   
    The house has no doors.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  7. uum    púfaat    pachivchákar   
    3.SG    nothing    the.doors   
    It has no doors.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  8. peekrívraam    púfaat    chivchákar   
    the.house.    nothing    door   
    The house has no doors.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  9. xás    pa'avansáxiich    upíshkaakrupuk    sákriiv    vúra    úkyav    páchivchak   
    then    the.boy    he.jumped.back.outdoors    hard    Intensive    he.made.it    the.door   
    Then the boy jumped out again, he made the door tight.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  10. 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

  11. 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

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

  13. 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

  14. xás    pamuchivchákar    káru    uum    ipshûunkinich   
    then    its.door    also    3.SG    low   
    And their door was low too.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Living-house" (WB_KL-77) | read full text