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ikúuyva / ikúuyvu- (fallen or thrown object) to strike, to hit, to land on
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2167 | revised Dec 09 2014
ikúuyva / ikúuyvu- • V • (fallen or thrown object) to strike, to hit, to land on
| Derivation: | ikuy-va |
| ikuy-to |
Note: Initial vowel is lost after prefixal vowel.
- ithváay íp úkuuyvat. He was struck in the heart, i.e., He caught a cold. [Reference: KV]
- kóova taneekvúrish, chavúra kúkuum niyrúhunih, chímiva ípaha úkuuyva. I was so tired, finally I rolled it down again, and unexpectedly it hit a tree. [Reference: DF 07: A Hunting Story 046]
Sentence examples (5)
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xás kanéepeenti, "
pamichíshiih mít uum êen úkuuyvanik.
And they were telling me, "A board fell on your dog.Source: Violet Super, Violet's Dog (VSu-03) | read full text -
víri chími uptaxáraapsipreevish,
táma takráav xákarari kunpíkuuyva pamuhrôohas.
He was about to stride back, (when) his wives landed on his shoulders on either side.Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text -
víri pootâatsip pamutákasar yá káruk ithivthaneen'ípan úkuuyva.
When he tossed his tossel, he saw it landed at the upriver end of the world.Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text -
yá yúruk ithivthaneen'ípan kúna úkuuyva patákasar.
He saw the tossel land in turn at the downriver end of the world.Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text -
púyava patóo kvíripuni pa'áthiith tóo kuuyva,
mâam xás tupikyívish.
And when he ran downhill, he hit the hazel branches, and he fell back to the ground uphill.Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full text