Ararahih'urípih
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súrukam under, underneath

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5481 | revised Dec 11 2015

súrukam • N • under, underneath

Derivation:  súruk-kam  (= su'-ruk-kam)
under-side  (= inside-DIR-side)

Derivatives (3)
surukampôor "men's underwear; underwear (women's or men's)"
surukámsaanva "underwear"
surukamyáfus "woman's underwear, slip, underskirt of a woman's dress"

Source: Shivshaneen, 1996, (8.1)

Note: Used independently, or with pronoun prefixes.

  • hínupay súrukam tu'árihrishuk atimnamsúrukam. Then she came out from under her pack-basket. [Reference: KS 15_Pygmy Owl & Wildcat 019]
  • túuyship uvêehrimva, xás utíshraamhiti musúrukam. Mountains are standing, and there's a valley below them. [Reference: WB T92.26]

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  1. ta'ítam    kúkuum    ni'aaksúraheen    chímiva    súrukam    kúna    nipásip    tama    uskákavraa   
    so    again    I.shot.at.him    soon    under    in.addition    I.shoot.    then    he.jumps.over.the.ridge   
    I shot under, and he jumped over the ridge.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text

  2. pa'as    uum    ahup'ásipak    súrukam   
    the.rock    3.SG    the.box    under   
    The rock is underneath the box.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-13) | read full text
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  3. vaa    káan    pa'ápsuun    úkrii    ásip    súrukam   
    that    there    the.snake    it.sits    box    under   
    The snake is underneath the box.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-13) | read full text
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  4. xáyfaat    vaa    káan    ithárishrih    ahup'ásip    súrukam   
    don't!    that    there    you.put.it.down    box    under   
    Don't put it underneath the box.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-13) | read full text
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  5. xás    pa'áraar    poo'îinhiti    víriva    musúrukam    kun'írunaatih   
    then    the.people    where.the.falls.were    so    underneath.them    they.were.walking   
    And the people traveled behind where the falls were.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-25) | read full text

  6. xás    upíip    pirishkâarim    á'    nutákarariheesh    súrukam    aah    nikyâavish    papupasupíichvahaak   
    then    he.said    grizzly    above    I.will.hang.you.up    under    fire    I.will.make    if.you.don't.tell   
    Then Grizzly Bear said, "I'll hang you up, I'll make a fire under you if you don't tell."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text

  7. víriva    kumasuruk    pa'ávansa    upêethruprav   
    so.it    its.underneath    the.man    she.took.it.back.out   
    There she took the man out from underneath it.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text

  8. xás    súrukam    u'arihrûuprihva   
    then    under    she.jumped.through.them   
    And she ducked underneath them.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full text

  9. xás    vaa    payíkihar    musúrukam    tóo    thríish   
    then    so    the.sick    his.underneath    he.did    set.(liquid).down   
    Then he set them down underneath the sick person.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweating Doctor" (WB_KL-81) | read full text

  10. túuyship    uvêehrimva    xás    utíshraamhitih    musúrukam   
    mountain    it.is.standing    then    it.is.a.valley    underneath.them   
    Mountains are standing, and a valley is below them.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text