Ararahih'urípih
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á'yaach straight up

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1020 | revised Jun 26 2014

á'yaach • ADV • straight up

Derivation:  a'-yâach  (= a' yav-ach)
above-Intensive  (= above good-DIM)

  • á'yaach u'íihya It's (standing) straight up (said of a vertical housepost). [Reference: JPH mat 15:778]

Sentence examples (2)


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  1. á'yaach vúr uvêehrímva poo'íifti peehêeraha.
    The tobacco plant stands straight up as it grows.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full text

  2. á'yaach vúra uvêehrimva poo'íifti peheeraha'íppa.
    The tobacco plant stands straight up as it grows.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full text