Ararahih'urípih
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áakuraa to reach up

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #28 | revised Sep 18 2014

áakuraa • V • to reach up

Derivation:  ak-uraa
do.with.hands-up

  • chími axmáy á' kúna u'ákuraa, peeshvírip ithyâak. Suddenly he reached up to a young pine tree. [Reference: KS 11. Osprey 089]

See ak- 'to do with hands' See -uraa 'up'

Sentence example (1)


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  1. xás á' u'ákuraati papimustihvâanarak.
    He is putting his paws up on the window.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text