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ir / ira- hair of head
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2884 | revised Oct 31 2014
ir / ira- • N • hair of head
Derivatives (4)
av'irahuníhvaan "nickname of akthípish, Little Ike's paternal uncle"
íraha "to be hair"
iráraha "to have long hair (on head)"
ithká'ir "doctor's cape, made of feathers"
Source: JPH mat 07:253, ethno ?:280
Usage: Apparently an old word for ífunih 'hair' ..