Ararahih'urípih
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imchaxeekyávan cicada

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2410 | revised Dec 22 2014

imchaxeekyávan • N • cicada

Literally: 'heat-maker'

Derivation:  imchax ikyávaan  (= imchax-a ikyav-aan)
heat maker  (= get.hot-DEVERB make-Agentive)

Source: WB 572.3, p.344; JPH ani 06:584