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ihyásur / ihyasura- euphemism/byword for penis
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lexicon ID #1622 | revised Oct 31 2014
ihyásur / ihyasura- • N • euphemism/byword for penis
Literally: 'sticking-off'
| Derivation: | ihyásur-a | (= íihya-sur-a) |
| project.off-DEVERB | (= stand.(long.object)-off-DEVERB) |
Source: JPH ethno ?:120
Usage: byword or euphemism.
Note: Equiv. to síish. Dimin. is ihyásunach.