Ararahih'urípih
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káat a plant, mugwort, "wormwood" (S&G no. 237)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3685 | revised Jun 30 2005

káat N • a plant, mugwort, "wormwood" (S&G no. 237) Artemisia vulgaris (ITIS).

Derivatives (4)
chamkáatich "mugwort (dimin.)"
chamkatunvêechas "young mugwort"
kátiphirak "placename, across-river from Orleans"
thámkaat "a plant, mountain pennyroyal, "peppermint""

Source: WB 859, p.360; JPH pla 06:567, mat 07:498


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  1. katiphirák'uuth upíytuuykar.
    He kicked it out from kátiphirak.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text
  2. katiphirá'uuth úuth upiytúykaanva.
    He kicked it out from kátiphirak.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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