Ararahih'urípih
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imfir / imfira- hot (of objects)

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lexicon ID #2425 | revised Nov 14 2014

imfir / imfira- • ADJ • hot (of objects)

Derivation:  imfir-a
be.hot-DEVERB

Derivatives (4)
imfinánihich "warm place"
imfiráriik "hot place"
ishímfir "brave, tough (of a person)"
vuhéemfir "toothache"

Source: WB 575.1, p.344

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  1. chavúra    pâanpay    imfir    tuvîish   
    finally    after.while    hot    it.got   
    Then after a while it got hot.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

  2. vúra    uum    puxich    imfir    tuvîish   
    Intensive    3.SG    very.much    hot    it.got   
    Then it got awfully hot.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

  3. pananikáfih    kúnish    imfir   
    my.coffee    sort.of    hot   
    My coffee is warm.
    Source: Sonny Davis, Sentences about body parts, etc. (SD-01) | read full text
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  4. pananikáfih    imfir   
    my.coffee    hot   
    My coffee is hot.
    Source: Sonny Davis, Sentences about body parts, etc. (SD-01) | read full text
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  5. xás    pa'aséemfir    tá    kunturúraamnihva   
    then    the.hot.rocks    PERF    they.put.them.in   
    Then they put the hot rocks in.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-73) | read full text

  6. xás    kári    aséemfir    tutururáamnihva   
    then    then    hot.stones    he.put.in   
    Then he put in hot stones.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweating Doctor" (WB_KL-81) | read full text