Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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-tarar fastening

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5692 | revised May 20 2013

-tarar • SUFF • fastening

Derivatives (10)
ikruptárarish "to sew down"
imthatáraanka "to nail onto ; to lash onto"
imthatárarish "to tie down; to nail down"
inhitáraanka "to tie onto"
inhitárarihish "to tie on"
ishritárarish "to tighten down"
ithxuptárarish "to lay (something) down on top of (someone)"
tátararish "to hold down"
xaptárarish "to step on"
aktárarish "to press down with one's hands"

Note: As in ikruptárarish 'to sew down'.

Sentence examples (2)

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  1. kári    xás    xuskáamhara    mûuk    nitátararish   
    then    then    bow    with.(by.means.of)    I.hold.him.down   
    I held him down with my gun.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text

  2. kári    xás    ithváay    u'aktararíshriihva   
    then    then    chest    he.pressed.his.hands.down   
    Then he pressed his hands on their chests.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text