Ararahih'urípih
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mûut to carry in one's (closed) hand; to put or take a handful of

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4283 | revised Feb 21 2005

mûut • V • to carry in one's (closed) hand; to put or take a handful of

Derivative (1)
mûutish "to put down"

Source: WB 991, p.367; JPH pla

  • araréeshpuk umûutih its hand is full of Indian money (of bracken leaf, which looks like it is curled around a handful of money). [Reference: JPH pla 06:494]

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  1. xás    vúra    uum    vaa    káan    xás    uupíipha    vúra    uum    kêech    papúufich    uum    vúra    uum    máath   
    then    Intensive    3.SG    that    there    then    he.said?    Intensive    3.SG    big    the.deer    3.SG    Intensive    3.SG    heavy   
    So [when he got] there, he said? the deer was really big, it was really heavy.
    Source: Vina Smith, I'll Never Forget Those Days (VS-22) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

  2. kári    xás    átruup'axyar    ámtaap    umûutrupuk   
    then    then    a.palmful    dust    he.carried.it.outdoors.in.his.hand   
    And he brought a handful of ashes outdoors.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full text