Ararahih'urípih
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ixraam / ixrama- a bet, a stake (in gambling)

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lexicon ID #3515 | revised Feb 18 2015

ixraam / ixrama- • N • a bet, a stake (in gambling)

Derivation:  ixraam-a
bet-DEVERB

Derivative (1)
ixraaméeshiip "the main bet, the "purse" in Indian cards"

Source: WB 807.1, p.356; JPH mat ?:756

  • chavúra koovúra ixráam upikyafiipáyaacha. Finally he won back all the stakes. [Reference: WB T36.3]
  • yakún taníxraam pananí'aramah. I'll bet my child. [Reference: WB 19: The Perils of Weasel 2:003]

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  1. chavúra    koovúra    ixráam    upikyafipáyaachha    pa'ípa    kóo    kinpáxeepat   
    finally    all    bet    he.wins.back    recently    as.much.as    they.won.from.them   
    Finally he won back all the stakes, as much as they had won away.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Gambling Song" (WB_KL-13) | read full text
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  2. peekxaréeyav    vúra    ixráam    upikyafipáyaachha   
    the.god    Intensive    bet    he.wins.back   
    He won back the stakes from the gods.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Gambling Song" (WB_KL-13) | read full text
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