Ararahih'urípih
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aktinákir / aktinakira- handrest, stone just outside the door of a dwelling house, to put one's hand on as one crawls out through the door and rises to one's feet; now also used for a railing, e.g. on a bridge

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lexicon ID #295 | revised Nov 06 2014

aktinákir / aktinakira- • N • handrest, stone just outside the door of a dwelling house, to put one's hand on as one crawls out through the door and rises to one's feet; now also used for a railing, e.g. on a bridge

Literally: 'rest-hand-on-implement'

Derivation:  aktiin-kir-a
rest.hand.on-Instrumental-DEVERB

Source: WB 69, p.316; JPH mat 07:281-2

Note: Locative aktinakírak.

See aktiin 'to rest one's hand on something' See -kir 'instrumental'

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  1. káan kúna pamukun'aktinakírak vaa káru vúra pu'aapúnmutihara.
    The grasping stones there (at the doorway) didn't know either.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text