Ararahih'urípih
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ishriv / ishrim- to shoot at targets, to shoot mark

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3102 | revised Oct 31 2014

ishriv / ishrim- • V • to shoot at targets, to shoot mark

Derivatives (11; show derivatives)

Source: WB 724, p.351

Note: The stem seems to mean basically 'to pull a string', and occurs with that sense in some derivatives.

  • itráhyar pachirixuspûuvish vaa víri vaa axyárava kunikyâati pa'uhípih, ka'tim'îin pakuníshriimtihaak. They fill ten tobacco bags with tobacco stems, when they shoot mark at Katimin. [Reference: TK 236.19]
  • ôok uum uhkirípux pu'ishríimtihara. A person with no woodpecker-scalp cannot target-shoot here. [Reference: KM 13.34]

Sentence examples (6)

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  1. xás pa'ávansas kuníshriimvanaatih.
    And the men were target-shooting.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text

  2. vúra pa'ávansas uumkun máruk kuníshriimtih.
    The men were uphill target shooting.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text

  3. surukúnvuunup vaa káan aah kunikyâatih kuníshriimtih.
    They made a fire there at surukúnvuunup (Sing-Ho Bar), they shot at targets.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text

  4. pishiichtâapas kuníshriimtih.
    They shot at targets first of all.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text

  5. imáankam xumvaroovyúrukam kúna kunishríveesh.
    The next day they shot at targets on a height downriver from xumvároov.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text

  6. imáankam tasáxaak kúmaam kuníshriimtih.
    The next day they shot at targets behind tasáxaak.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text