Ararahih'urípih
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ím'aax red-hot

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3655 | revised Feb 28 2015

ím'aax • ADJ • red-hot

Derivation:  im-áax
DENOM blood

Derivatives (2)
aséem'ax "red-hot stone (for boiling)"
avím'aaxkinach "a woman's name"

  • simsimím'aax red-hot iron [Reference: JPH ethno ?:240]

Sentence examples (3)

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  1. póo'uum, chanchaaksúrak pootfúnukva, pamukun'iinâak vúra uum úm'aaxvarayva.
    When he arrived, when he looked inside through the smokehole, it was red all over inside their house (by reflection from his clothing).
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  2. tóo m'aaxvarayva."
    It's red all over."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  3. pamukun'ikrívraam vúra tóo m'aaxvarayva.
    Their house was red all over.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text