Ararahih'urípih
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áfivarih toward the base

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lexicon ID #148 | revised Feb 25 2014

áfivarih • ADJ • toward the base

Derivation:  áfiv-varih  (= áfiv-a-varih)
bottom-toward  (= make.bottom-DEVERB-toward)

  • áfivarih uum pu'ifyayêepshahara peehêera. The tobacco leaves are not so good toward the base. [Reference: TK 54.8]

See áfiv 'base' See -varih 'toward'

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  1. áfivarih uum pu'ifyayêepshahara peehêeraha, úmvaayti, káru vúra pathríha mûuk, pathríha mûuk káru vúra úmvaayti.
    Toward the base the tobacco leaves are not so good, they are wilted, they are wilted with the sunshine and also with the rain, with the rain also they are wilted.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full text