Ararahih'urípih
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ikxuraráhaan evening star

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2299 | revised Dec 11 2014

ikxuraráhaan • N • evening star

Literally: 'that which makes evening'

Derivation:  ikxúraraha-aan  (= ikxúrar-ha-aan)
become.evening-Agentive  (= evening-DENOM-Agentive)

Derivative (1)
ikxunanáhaanich "evening star (dimin.)"

Source: WB 553.1, p.343

Note: The diminutive is ikxunanáhaanich.

Sentence examples (4)

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  1. kári    xás    upvâaram    peekxuraráhaan   
    then    then    he.went.back    Evening.Star   
    And Evening Star left.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text

  2. patupíkyaar    poochiihvîichvuti    kári    xás    peekxuraráhaan    uxús    ii    tá    nasáyriihva   
    when.she.finished    when.she.was.singing.a.love.song    then    then    Evening.Star    he.thought    oh!    PERF    I.am.lonesome   
    When she finished singing her love song, then Evening Star thought, "Oh, I'm lonesome!
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text

  3. peekxuraráhaan    pamukeechíkyav    puráan    tá    kuníkfuukiraa   
    Evening.Star    his.sweetheart    each.other    PERF    they.grabbed.them   
    Evening Star and his sweetheart (finally) clasped one another.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text

  4. xás    ikxuraráhaan    poopkêevish    páy nanu'ávahkam    atayrámkaam   
    then    evening.star    he.was.transformed    sky    a.big.star   
    Then Evening Star was transformed into a big star in the sky.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text