Ararahih'urípih
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ím'aax red-hot

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3655 | revised Feb 28 2015

ím'aax • ADJ • red-hot

Derivation:  im-áax
DENOM blood

Derivatives (2)
aséem'ax "red-hot stone (for boiling)"
avím'aaxkinach "a woman's name"

  • simsimím'aax red-hot iron [Reference: JPH ethno ?:240]

Sentence examples (3)

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  1. póo'uum    chanchaaksúrak    pootfúnukva    pamukun'iinâak    vúra    uum    úm'aaxvarayva   
    when.he.arrived    at.the.smokehole    when.he.looked.indoors    their.indoors    Intensive    3.SG    it.was.red.around   
    When he arrived, when he looked inside through the smokehole, it was red all over inside their house (by reflection from his clothing).
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  2. tóo    m'aaxvarayva   
    it.has    become.red.around   
    It's red all over."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  3. pamukun'ikrívraam    vúra    tóo    m'aaxvarayva   
    their.house    Intensive    it.had    become.red.around   
    Their house was red all over.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text