Ararahih'urípih
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tíim / tiim edge

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6046 | revised Nov 03 2015

tíim / tiim • N • edge

Derivatives (22; show derivatives)

Source: WB 1377, p.386

Note: Both tíim and tiim are used as basic forms. The diminutive is tîimich.

  • pa'ás kúnish tuvurúniihva, tiim. It was sort of running over the edge of the rock. [Reference: WB 14: Coyote Eats His Own Excrement 030]
  • itrôop patíim poo'ifshúrooti su'. Five of them stick off around the sides. [Reference: TK 57.23]

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  1. pirishyâamachas    xútnahichas    tinihyâachas    ipaníchihsha    tíimxuuskunishas   
    nice.leaves    thin.ones    wide.ones    little.pointed.ones    smooth-edged.ones   
    They are nice leaves, thin [sheetlike], not very wide, sharp pointed, smooth-edged.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full text

  2. pa'ás    kúnish    tuvurúniihva    tiim   
    the.rock    sort.of    it.was.flowing.down    edge   
    It was sort of running over the edge of the rock.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Eats His Own Excrement" (WB_KL-14) | read full text

  3. saamvaróotiim    aratváraf    u'áamtih   
    creek.edge    black.mud    he.is.eating.it   
    He eats mud on the edge of creeks.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text

  4. xás    umá    káan    ishkéeshtiim    kun'iin   
    then    he.saw    there    on.the.edge.of.the.river    they.were.there   
    And he saw that they were there on the edge of the river.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full text