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ihrôoha (variant ihrôova) wife
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lexicon ID #1576 | revised Oct 22 2014
ihrôoha • N • wife
Variant ihrôova (lexicon ID #7591): Used in optional plural form ihrôovas.
| Derivation: | ihruv-aha-a |
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Derivatives (4)
ihnooháhiich "common-law wife"
ihrôohaha "(man) to marry (a woman)"
ihrooháhaan "ex-wife"
ihroohéeshiip "best married woman (in a family)"
Source: WB 425.1, p.336; TK 66.24
Note: The plural is ihrôohas or ihrôovas.
- áxvaay uum ithâan muhrôohanik itkaar. Crane had a wife once, Merganser. [Reference: KS 4. Crane and Merganser 002]
Short recordings (3) | Sentence examples (43)