Ararahih'urípih
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ihyásur / ihyásuru- to project off, stick off

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lexicon ID #1623 | revised Oct 31 2014

ihyásur / ihyásuru- • V • to project off, stick off

Literally: 'project-off'

Derivation:  íihya-sur
stand.(long.object)-off

Derivative (1)
ihyásur "euphemism/byword for penis"

  • áptiik uhyásur. A limb is sticking off (from a tree). [Reference: JPH ethno ?:120]
  • ávansa uum vúra vâaram uhyásuroovish ithváaykam. A man will have something long sticking off in front. [Reference: WB files]