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ikxáramkunish black; dark
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2242 | revised Dec 07 2014
ikxáramkunish • ADJ • black; dark
Literally: 'night-like'
| Derivation: | ikxáram-kúnish |
| night-like |
Derivatives (4)
apsihikxánamkunishichas "gold fern, goldback fern"
ikxaramkunishsimsímyuup "sun glasses"
ikxurika'ikxáramkunish "black paper"
xanchifich'ikxáramkunish "tree frog"
Source: WB 538.4, p.342
- pu'ikxáramkunishheeshhara. It will not be black. [Reference: Harrington "Grammar" 388]
- thúkinkunish puxích pamúsaan, vaa uum káan ikxáramkunish páyuux. The leaves are very green, there on the black dirt. [Reference: TK 78.20]
Short recordings (4) | Sentence examples (7)