Ararahih'urípih
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imchak to burn oneself, to get burnt

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2401 | revised Dec 15 2014

imchak V • to burn oneself, to get burnt

Derivatives (2)
imchakapírish "plant sp., California Ground Cone"
imchaka'ánav "plant sp."

Source: WB 570, p.344

  • xay ímchak. Watch out you don't burn yourself. [Reference: KV]
  • pamútiik tóomchak. He burnt himself (on) his finger. [Reference: KV]

See pimchakvâan 'to burn oneself' (on purpose)'


Short recordings (2) | Sentence examples (6)

  1. imchak "to burn oneself" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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  2. imchákvaan "to burn oneself" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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