Ararahih'urípih
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iváxrah to be dry

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3448 | revised Feb 28 2015

iváxrah • V • to be dry

Derivation:  im-axrah
DENOM dead.tree

Derivatives (11; show derivatives)

Source: WB 791, p.356

Note: Initial /i/ is lost after prefixal vowel.

  • tupiváxrah peeshkêesh. The river is drying up. [Reference: KV]
  • kári xás tuváxrah, patóomtup. Then (the seeds) dry up, when they get ripe. [Reference: TK 59.36]

Sentence examples (10)

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  1. peheeraha'íppa    uum    vúra    iváxra    kúnish    koovúra    pu'ássarhara    sákriiv   
    the.tobacco.plant    3.SG    Intensive    dryish    sort.of    all    not.juicy    hard   
    The tobacco plant is all dryish, it is not juicy, it is tough.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full text

  2. ákthiipkunish    akthip'iváxra    pa'uhípih    patuvaxráhaak   
    one.characterized.by.being.like.hay    one.characterized.by.being.like.dry.hay    the.tobaco.stem    when.the.drying.event.happens   
    They are like ákthiip [grass sp.], like dry ákthiip, the tobacco stems, when they get dry.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Parts of the Tobacco Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.b-g) | read full text

  3. kúnish    tuváxrah   
    sort.of    it.was.dry   
    They (leaves) were kind of dry.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about comparisons (VS-18) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

  4. xás    vúra    tuváxrah    papimnáanih   
    then    Intensive    it.was.dry    the.summer   
    It was dry, in the summer.
    Source: Vina Smith, Gathering wood (VS-47) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

  5. xás    úpiip    uum    vúra    páy    chu'íveesh   
    then    he.said    3.SG    Intensive    this    will.die   
    And he said, "This one is going to die.
    Source: Violet Super, Violet's Dog (VSu-03) | read full text

  6. tóo    xra    pa'íshaha    vúra    tuváxrah   
    he.had    thirst.for    the.water    Intensive    he.was.dry   
    He was thirsty, he was so dry.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  7. xás    pamúprii    vúra    puxích    tuváxrah   
    then    his.tongue    Intensive    very.much    it.was.dry   
    His tongue was very dry.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  8. koovúra    ík    pa'íshaha    uváxraahvunaavish   
    all    must    the.water    it.will.dry.up   
    All the water must dry up."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  9. xás    vúra    uum    hûut    chími    u'îineesh    pamúprii    vúra    tuváxrah   
    then    Intensive    3.SG    how    soon    he.will.do    his.tongue    Intensive    it.was.dry   
    What was he to do? His tongue was just dry.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  10. xás    tuváxrah    tá    kuniyvôonih    xás    tóo    yvax   
    then    it.dried    PERF    they.took.them.down    then    they.had    shell.(acorns)   
    And they dried; they took them down, and they hulled them.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-74) | read full text