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ahyúpanach glow-worm; arrow target
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #227 | revised Aug 12 2015
ahyúpanach • N • glow-worm; arrow target Pseudophengodes plumosa (ITIS).
Literally: 'little one having a fire-eye'
| Derivation: | áah yúup-ar-ach | (= áah-a yúup-ar-ach) |
| fire eye-having-DIM | (= handle.fire-DEVERB eye-having-DIM) |
Derivative (1)
ahyupanachvákay "glow-worm"
Source: JPH ani 06:614
See áah2 'fire' See yúup 'eye' See -ar2 'having' See -ach 'dimin.' See áhyuup 'wildcat'