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ikxuraráhaan evening star
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2299 | revised Dec 11 2014
ikxuraráhaan • N • evening star
Literally: 'that which makes evening'
| Derivation: | ikxúraraha-aan | (= ikxúrar-ha-aan) |
| become.evening-Agentive | (= evening-DENOM-Agentive) |
Derivative (1)
ikxunanáhaanich "evening star (dimin.)"
Source: WB 553.1, p.343
Note: The diminutive is ikxunanáhaanich.
Sentence examples (4)
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kári xás upvâaram peekxuraráhaan.
And Evening Star left.Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text -
patupíkyaar poochiihvîichvuti kári xás peekxuraráhaan uxús "
ii!
tá nasáyriihva.
When she finished singing her love song, then Evening Star thought, "Oh, I'm lonesome!Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text -
peekxuraráhaan pamukeechíkyav puráan tá kuníkfuukiraa.
Evening Star and his sweetheart (finally) clasped one another.Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text -
xás ikxuraráhaan poopkêevish páy nanu'ávahkam atayrámkaam
Then Evening Star was transformed into a big star in the sky.Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text