Karuk Dictionary
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ipasnáhvaanich pygmy owl
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2713 | revised Dec 17 2014
ipasnáhvaanich • N • pygmy owl Glaucidium gnoma (ITIS).
Derivation: | ip-pasnáahva-aan-ich |
deer draw.in.breath-Agentive-DIM |
Source: WB 636.4, p.348; JPH ani 06:624
Note: This owl is said to kill deer by entering their ears and blowing (or sucking?)
Sentence examples (2)
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ipasnáhvaanich káan úkrii owl.sp. there he.stopped Pygmy Owl lived there. Source: Mrs. Bennett, "Screech Owl and Coyote" (ALK_14-35) | read full textipasnáhvaanich ukúphaanik owl.sp. he.did.it Pygmy Owl did it. Source: Mrs. Bennett, "Screech Owl and Coyote" (ALK_14-35) | read full text