Ararahih'urípih
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súrukaa hole (which does not go through, e.g. "a hole to woman")

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5479 | revised Dec 19 2015

súrukaa • N • hole (which does not go through, e.g. "a hole to woman")

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

Derivative (1)
súrukaaha "to be a hole into"

  • tafirapuhvúpakach mûuk takunkifúchak pasúrukaa. They stuffed the hole with a little piece of buckskin. [Reference: TK 131.25]

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  1. xás yánava káan ípaha u'íihya, xás usúrukaahitih.
    And he saw a tree standing there, and there was a hole in it.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text