Ararahih'urípih
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áaksur / áaksuru- to release (an arrow, a trigger); to shoot (a weapon)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #26 | revised Oct 31 2014

áaksur / áaksuru- • V • to release (an arrow, a trigger); to shoot (a weapon)

Derivation:  ak-sur
do.with.hands-off

Source: WB 48.3, p.315

  • ta'ítam ni'aaksúraheen. So I shot at it. [Reference: DF 07: A Hunting Story 011]
  • poo'áaksur pirishkâarim sáruk ukyívunih. When he released the arrow, Grizzly Bear fell downhill. [Reference: WB 25: Peregrine Falcon and His Wife 023]

See ak- 'to do with hands'

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  1. ta'ítam ni'aaksúraheen.
    I took a shot at him.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text

  2. ta'ítam kúkuum ni'aaksúraheen chímiva súrukam, kúna nipásip tama uskákavraa.
    I shot under, and he jumped over the ridge.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text

  3. poo'áaksur pirishkâarim sáruk uikyívunih.
    When he released the arrow, Grizzly Bear fell downhill.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-25) | read full text