Ararahih'urípih
A Dictionary and Text Corpus of the Karuk Language

Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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ihruv to use; to hire

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1584 | revised Nov 03 2005

ihruv V • to use; to hire

Derivatives (5)
ihnooháhiich "common-law wife"
ihrôoha "wife"
ihrôohaha "(man) to marry (a woman)"
ihrooháhaan "ex-wife"
ihroohéeshiip "best married woman (in a family)"

Source: WB 425, p.336

Note: JPH ani 06:689 gives mng 'to have someone do an errand'.

  • asúxiim punéehruuvtihara. I don't use sugar. [Reference: KV]
  • kúna vúra púvaa mít ihrúuvtihapha, pa'ûumukich veehêeraha. But they never used that, the tobacco near the houses. [Reference: TK 78.9]


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