Ararahih'urípih
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ásar / asara- juicy

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #612 | revised Oct 31 2014

ásar / asara- • ADJ • juicy

Derivation:  áas-ar
water-having

Derivative (1)
sunyithih'ásar "chinquapin nut mush"

  • peeheera'ípa uum vúra iváxrah kúnish koovúra, pu'ásarhara. The tobacco stalk is all sort of dry, it's not juicy. [Reference: TK 48.28]

See áas 'water, juice' See -ar2 'characterized by'

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  1. sunyíthih    kun'íshavsiprimti    sunyithih'ásar   
    chinquapin.nut    they.paid.him    chinquapin.nut.juicy   
    They paid him with chestnuts, a panful of chestnuts.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  2. kári    xás    hinupáy    uvíshtaanti    sunyithih'ásar   
    then    then    surprise    he.liked.it    chinquapin.nut.juicy   
    Because he liked chestnut mush.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  3. uum    táay    musunyithih'ásar    ushavsiprinahi   
    3.SG    much    his.chestnut.mush    he.was.paid.for.doctoring   
    He was paid much chestnut mush for treating him.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  4. peheeraha'íppa    uum    vúra    iváxra    kúnish    koovúra    pu'ássarhara    sákriiv   
    the.tobacco.plant    3.SG    Intensive    dryish    sort.of    all    not.juicy    hard   
    The tobacco plant is all dryish, it is not juicy, it is tough.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full text