Ararahih'urípih
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ikxúrar / ikxurara- evening; in the evening

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2294 | revised Oct 31 2014

ikxúrar / ikxurara- N • evening; in the evening

Derivatives (9)
ikxaram'ikxuraráxara "late at night"
ikxunanáhaanich "evening star (dimin.)"
ikxurará'av "supper"
ikxúraraha "to become evening"
ikxuraráhaan "evening star"
ikxurarahíram "campsite, place to stay the night"
ikxurarakámxara "late night; late at night"
ikxurarapáamvaar "after supper"
ikxuraraxatímniim "moth"

Source: WB 553, p.343

Note: Cf. ikxáram 'night'.

  • ikxúrar púxay vúra ípakara. That evening he never came back. [Reference: KS 25. Orleans Maiden 045]
  • xás patéekxurar axmáy áhkaam kuníkyav îikam. And when it became evening, suddenly they made a big fire outdoors. [Reference: DeA & F 4: Land of the Dead 046]


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