Ararahih'urípih
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ikxúrar / ikxurara- evening; in the evening

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lexicon ID #2294 | revised Oct 31 2014

ikxúrar / ikxurara- N • evening; in the evening

Derivatives (9)
ikxaram'ikxuraráxara "late at night"
ikxunanáhaanich "evening star (dimin.)"
ikxurará'av "supper"
ikxúraraha "to become evening"
ikxuraráhaan "evening star"
ikxurarahíram "campsite, place to stay the night"
ikxurarakámxara "late night; late at night"
ikxurarapáamvaar "after supper"
ikxuraraxatímniim "moth"

Source: WB 553, p.343

Note: Cf. ikxáram 'night'.

  • ikxúrar púxay vúra ípakara. That evening he never came back. [Reference: KS 25. Orleans Maiden 045]
  • xás patéekxurar axmáy áhkaam kuníkyav îikam. And when it became evening, suddenly they made a big fire outdoors. [Reference: DeA & F 4: Land of the Dead 046]


Sentence examples (29)

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  1. ikxúrar        kunpavyíhuk    koovúra    ichámahich    pamukunpúufich   
    evening    PERF    they.came.back    all    one.by.one    the.their.deer   
    In the evening they all return one by one with their deer.
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text
  2. xas        ikxúrar    axmay    mâaka    úxak   
    then    PERF    evening    suddenly    in.other.room    it.made.a.noise   
    And when evening came suddenly there was a noise at the back of the house.
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text
  3. kári    xás    kúkuum        ikxúrar    kun'imníshaheen   
    then    then    again    PERF    evening    they.cooked   
    And then again in the afternoon they cooked.
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text
  4. xas    ikxúrar    kunpavyíhuk    pa'avansa   
    then    evening    they.came.back.    the.men   
    Then in the evening the boys came home.
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text
  5. tée    kxúrar    xas    ni'ípak   
    PERF    evening    then    I.return   
    It was late evening when I got back.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text
  6. kári    xás    púyava    ikxúrar        kunpíishar    iinâak   
    then    then    you.see    evening    PERF    they.went.to.drink    indoors   
    In the evenings they went in the living house to eat their meal.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text
  7. ikxúrar    tóo    kxánamhach    púyava        kunvítvarakva    páahak    sú'        kun'írunaa   
    evening    it.had    gotten.a.little.dark    you.see    PERF    they.paddled.down.from.upriver    in.boats    inside    PERF    they.traveled   
    It was just getting dark in the evening, then they paddled down from upriver, they traveled in boats.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text
  8. xás    ikxúrar    pakunpavyíhivrath   
    then    evening    when.they.came.back.into.the.sweathouse   
    And in the evening (the people) came back in the sweathouse"
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  9. kári    xás    tée    kxurar    kári    xás    uthítiv    kunchúuphitih   
    then    then    PERF    evening    then    then    he.heard.it    they.were.talking   
    By now it was evening, and he heard them, they were talking.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text
  10. xás    ikxúrar        kunímnish   
    then    evening    PERF    they.cooked   
    And in the evening (the women) cooked.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text
  11. xás    kári    pa'ávansas    patá    kun'ípak    ikxúrar    yánava    papihnîich    upakurîihvutih   
    then    then    the.men    when    they.returned    evening    visible    the.old.man    he.was.singing   
    And when the men returned in the evening, they saw the old man was singing.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text
  12. púyava    patée    kxurárahaak    yiimúsich    vúra    tóo    kpêehva    patu'ípak   
    you.see    when    when.it.was.evening    little.ways.off    Intensive    he.has    shout    when.he.has.returned   
    When it was evening, he would shout a little ways off as he returned.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text
  13. xás    kúmateech    ikxúrar    vúra    xára    xás    vúra    u'ípak   
    then    later.in.day    evening    Intensive    long.time    then    Intensive    she.came.back   
    And later on, in the evening, she came back late.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text
  14. xás    kúkuum    vúra    xára    xás    u'ípak    ikxúrar   
    then    again    Intensive    long.time    then    she.came.back    evening   
    And again (Bear) came back late in the evening.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text
  15. xás    upêer    pa'avansáxiich    imáankam    sáruk    astíip    pamíchaas    xákaan    ík    kuyâarameesh    ikxúrar   
    then    she.told.him    the.boy    next.day    downhill    shore    your.younger.brother    with.(one.person)    must    you.two.will.go    evening   
    And she told the boy, "Tomorrow evening you and your younger brother must go down to the river-bank.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text
  16. púyava    vírusur    uum    ikxúrar    xás    tuvôonupuk   
    you.see    bear    3.SG    evening    then    she.crawled.out   
    Then Bear went out in the evening.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Bear" (WB_KL-40) | read full text
  17. púyava    kúkuum    vúra    imáan    ikxúrar    tupikrîish   
    you.see    again    Intensive    tomorrow    evening    she.sat.down   
    So again the next day she sat down outdoors in the evening.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text
  18. xás    péekxurar    uthivrúhish   
    then    when.evening    he.floated.ashore   
    And in the evening he floated to shore.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text
  19. kúkuum    vúra    imáan    péekxurar    uthivrúhish   
    again    Intensive    tomorrow    when.evening    he.floated.ashore   
    Again the next day he floated to shore in the evening.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text
  20. peekxúrar    púvaxay    thivrúhish    koovúra    axupa'ithvutiharamúrax   
    the.evening    not.yet    float.ashore    all    nothing.but.those.carrying.dressed.deer.meat.on.the.back   
    When evening hadn't (even) floated down yet, they were all doing nothing but carrying dressed deer meat.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Deer-hunting Medicine" (WB_KL-53) | read full text
  21. ikxúrarvari        kunpavyíhish   
    towards.evening    PERF    they.gathered.again   
    They came back home towards the evening.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text
  22. ithéekxurar    vúra    kunvuhvúhiichvanaatih   
    all.evening    Intensive    they.do.the.imitation.deerskin.dance   
    The people did the imitation deerskin dance all evening.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text
  23. xás    ikxúrar    xás    káh'ir    tuvárak   
    then    evening    then    upriver.world-renewal    they.dance.the.war.dance   
    And in the evening they did the war dance.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text
  24. ikxúrar    nupâatvuti    ukrámkaam   
    evening    we.were.bathing    pond.near.Katimin   
    In the evening we bathed in (the pond called) ukrámkaam.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text
  25. pafatavéenaan    poo'ípakahaak    ikxúrar    tóo    pvíishrih    xás    vúra    pa'áraar    tá    kun'íranva   
    the.priest    NOMZ    evening    it.had    fallen.again    then    Intensive    the.people    PERF    they.went.to.celebrate.the.pikyavish   
    When the priest returned, evening was falling, and the people were coming to celebrate the world renewal.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text
  26. xás    ikxúrar    tá    kunthívtaapvunaa   
    then    evening    PERF    they.did.the.war.dance   
    And in the evening they did the war dance.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text
  27. kári    xás    ikxúrar    tá    kun'av   
    then    then    evening    PERF    they.ate   
    And in the evening they ate.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text
  28. pafatavéenaan    yáas    u'ípak    ikxúrar   
    the.priest.in.the.world.renewal.ceremony    then    he.returned    evening   
    Then in the evening the priest returned.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text
  29. xás    ikxúrar        kunthívtaapvunaa   
    then    evening    PERF    they.did.a.war.dance   
    And in the evening people did the war dance.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text