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áhyuup wildcat
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #230 | revised Sep 23 2014
áhyuup • N • wildcat
Literally: 'fire-eye'
| Derivation: | áah yúup | (= áah-a yúup) |
| fire eye | (= handle.fire-DEVERB eye) |
Note: Equiv. to ákviish. Dimin. is ahyúupich (JPH ethno ?:139).
- víri uum payêem ákviish áhyuup. Now wildcat has (or is) fire-eye (they always call him áhyuup, informant adds). [Reference: KS 15_Pygmy Owl & Wildcat 024]