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ishímfir / ishimfira- brave, tough (of a person)
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lexicon ID #2961 | revised Dec 03 2014
ishímfir / ishimfira- • ADJ • brave, tough (of a person)
Literally: 'hot-flesh'
| Derivation: | íish imfir | (= íish imfir-a) |
| flesh hot | (= flesh be.hot-DEVERB) |
Source: WB 690.1, p.350
- ishímfiras páchishiih. The dogs are mean. [Reference: JPH "Grammar" 154]
- naa ník káru ishímfir. I'm tough too. [Reference: WB 18: The Perils of Weasel 054]
Short recording (1) | Sentence examples (11)