Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

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ápvuuy tail

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #479 | revised Oct 31 2014

ápvuuy • N • tail

Derivatives (10)
achnat'apvúyhiich "a plant, yarrow "
ahvanápvuuy "elk-tooth headband such as is worn in the deerskin dance"
apvûuch "tailbone, coccyx"
apvúuchsuruk "name of a dog"
apvuyfúraxar "red-tailed hawk"
apvuyíchyuunanach "a type of hawk, perh. sharp-shinned hawk"
apvuyíthyurar "Cooper hawk"
imnishnam'apvuyhánach "grease tray with a handle"
imnishram'ápvuuy "handle at end of stone tray; frying pan handle"
sitápvuuy "barley sp., wall barley"

Source: WB 125, p.319; JPH 07:438-46, JPH 15: 663-81

  • apvúy'iithka tail feather [Reference: JPH ethno ?:280]

See tavúyvuy 'to wag the tail'

Short recordings (9) | Sentence examples (6)

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  1. papúsihich    vúra    uum    vâaram    pamu'ápvuuy   
    the.cat    Intensive    3.SG    long    its.tail   
    The cat has a long tail.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  2. papúsihich    uum    vúra    ipshûunkinich    pamu'ápvuuy   
    The.cat    3.SG    Intensive    low    its.tail   
    The cat has a short tail.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  3. ipshûunkinich    pamu'ápvuuy   
    low    its.tail   
    It has a short tail.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  4. papúsihich    uum    púfaat    pamu'ápvuuy   
    the.cat    3.SG    nothing    its.tail   
    The cat has no tail.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  5. papúsihich    apvúyipux   
    the.cat    without.tail   
    The cat has no tail.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  6. púfaat    pamu'ápvuuy   
    nothing    its.tail   
    It has no tail.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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