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áhachak / ahachaku- to withhold (something) from (someone), to hold out on
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #173 | revised Oct 31 2014
áhachak / ahachaku- • V • to withhold (something) from (someone), to hold out on
| Derivation: | áha-chak |
| áha--closing.up |
Source: WB31, p.315
- hári ti'áhachakunaa pamitúnvivv. You sometimes held out on your children. [Reference: WB T24.39]
See -chak 'closing up'
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xás pa'asiktávaan uxús naa nixúti kin'áhachakutih then the.woman she.thought 1sg. I.am.thinking he.is.withholding.it.from.us And the woman thought, "I think he's holding out on us." Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full textnaa nixúti kin'áhachakutih 1sg. I.am.thinking he.is.withholding.it.from.us I think he's holding out on us." Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full texthínupa vúra kin'áhachakutih surprise Intensive he.is.withholding.it.from.us He's holding out on us. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full textvaa kúth kin'áhachakutih so because.of you.were.withholding.it.from.us For that purpose you held out on us." Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full textkáruma yáan u'áhachakvunaatih in.fact recently he.was.withholding.it.from.them The truth was that he had just been holding out on them. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full textkári xás upíip hári ti'áhachakunaa pamitúnviiv then then he.said sometime you.have.held.out.on.them your.children Then (his wife) said, "You held out on your children at various times. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text