Ararahih'urípih
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ikxúrikar / ikxurikara- pen, pencil

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lexicon ID #2312 | revised Nov 13 2014

ikxúrikar / ikxurikara- • N • pen, pencil

Literally: 'writing-instrument'

Derivation:  ikxúrikar-a  (= ikxúrik-ar-a)
decorate.with-DEVERB  (= mark-INST-DEVERB)

Derivative (1)
vimtapkeekxúrikar "paint cup, a stone cup used in painting a bow or the like"

Source: WB 555.2, p.343; Shivshaneen, 1996, (1.3, 1.5)

Short recordings (2) | Sentence example (1)

  1. ikxúrikar "writing utencil" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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  2. mukxúrikar "his pen" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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